Our staff decided to celebrate the last day of school with an Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest. As unbelievable as it might sound, I do not own one. When I asked around, my friend suggested an idea from Pinterest. I’m not very handy with sewing or stitching, but I can hold my own with a glue gun. So I eagerly gathered up my supplies, popped in a movie for the boys and got started on what was sure to be the winning sweater.
Things were going relatively well, but I considered other options. The glue gunning was replaced with my stapler – made sense.
I soon discovered that I couldn’t accomplish this on my own. The clear choice was to use the four-year-old as my stand in. It would have worked better if he had stood still.
Staples, a glue gun, and a four year old. There was no way this sweater would be anything less than spectacular.
The big day was approaching when disaster struck in the form of the stomach flu. At the time of publishing, four out of six family members had been hit. This meant I could not participate in the contest! Or did it?
Turns out, you can wear an Ugly Christmas Sweater anywhere, any time. It’s true. IT IS.
I now present to you: The Ugly Christmas Sweater Pinterest Fail – Home Edition.
This is what it was supposed to look like:
I was quite pleased with my version and it’s versatility.
What’s the best thing you ever made?
Tough Bananas 
I think you nailed it..looks just like the picture!! Thanks for the smile 😉 Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas!!
Right? I should pin more often.
Jan, your sweater is so great! I mean ugly! Love how laundry even looks fun! I have to give this one to my husband, one year for Halloween he made a Prince Charming outfit to go trick or treating with Aliya, who was of course Cinderella. I will post a picture when the model gets home tonight….it just does not look the same on me! 🙂
Can’t wait!
This is fantastic. Really tells a story. It works in every scenario. The fact that you posed for all these photos is so delightful.
Thanks, Laura.
The 8YO was a pretty good photographer.
It’s missing the picture where you hold both hands straight up.
Love it! Did your school allow you to enter the contest via facebook or twitter? Would have loved to see your 4YO in the sweater. That probably was either the best thing he did all day or the worst…
I got a electronic honourable mention. The winner and runners up deserved it (even though they didn’t do a whole photo shoot).