Ugly Christmas Tree Sweater

Total Time: 2 Hours

Supplies:

• Sweater, I used a cream monochromatic sweater
• Green organza ribbon 3 inches wide or organza fabric
• Red Christmas beads, diameter 8 mm, about 9,9 ft
• Yellow Christmas beads, diameter 8 mm, about 9,9 ft
• Red Christmas beads, diameter 6 mm, 19,5 ft (for decorating the star earrings and sweater
• Green threads the same color as the organza
• White thread the same color as a sweater
• Needle
• Scissors
• Candle and matches or a lighter (to scorch the edges of organza)
• Ruler
• Black felt-tip pen
• Plastic folder
• For Star:
• Fishing line
• Hot glue
• Yellow sparkles or garland
• Pencil
• 2 Sheets of paper
• Piece of board
• Nails 2 cm long
• Hammer
• Pliers
• Knife

Steps:

1. If you use a piece of fabric like me, cut it into strips about 3 inches wide.
   Singe the edge of the organza strips with a lighted candle.
2. Fold the organza ribbon/strip in half lengthwise, insert the red big beads inside. Sew the first bead to the beginning of the strip. Then sew the edges of the fabric, pulling together a little fabric to form a frill. When the first strip of organza is over, sew the following stripes. When the red beads end, do the same using the yellow beads. If necessary, scorch the edge of the fabric again with a candle.

 

 
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3. Lay the sweater on a flat hard surface face up (on a table). Mark with pins the middle of the sweater and the place where the Christmas tree will be. Put a plastic folder inside the sweater and sew using green threads the first organza strip with red beads to the bottom edge of the sweater. Since the sweater is stretched, so do the stitches a short distance, fasten each stitch with a knot, and leave the thread between the stitches a bit loose. Then sew a strip of yellow beads. Alternate rows with red and yellow beads, stepping back from the edge a little to get the shape of a Christmas tree.

 

 
4. Make a star from hot glue and fishing line as in my project: Stars from Fishing Line and Hot Glue, but do not decorate the back side of the star.
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5. Sew this star near the top of the Christmas tree with white thread.

 
6. Wrap the beads several times and fix on the shoulders of sweater, sewing with thread.