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Christmas DIY Jewelry

Ugly Christmas Sweater Earrings | What to Wear to an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

Have you ever been to an ugly Christmas sweater party?  I’ve been to one and I’m proud to say that I won the prize for the ugliest sweater!  That was several years ago and the trend seems to be getting more popular every year.  Scroll down to see the sweater that helped me win the prize and don’t forget to leave a comment and let me know if you’ve ever gone to an ugly Christmas sweater party!  Today I’m going to share some accessories to wear to your party.  Here’s how I made my ugly Christmas sweater earrings.

DIY Ugly Christmas Sweater Earrings, tutorial for more Christmas jewelry on DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Thanks to Oriental Trading for providing the supplies for this project.  You can find these supplies and many more Christmas craft supplies and decorations at Oriental Trading.

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How to Make Ugly Christmas Sweater Earrings

  • French hooks
  • Christmas sweater charms 
  • chain nose pliers and bent nose pliers

Here are just a few of the supplies from Oriental Trading.  Today I’m just using the sweaters.  Next week I should have my bracelets finished.

Ugly Christmas sweater jewelry supplies. Tutorial on DuctTapeAndDenim.com

I shared an unboxing video on Facebook and YouTube.  Does anyone else get sucked into these?  Why is it so relaxing to watch people open boxes and packages?  Leave a comment and let me know if you like watching unboxing videos.  

These are so simple to make I don’t even feel like I need to explain it.  But if you’d like to see an example you can watch the video where I made my summer charm earrings.  Exactly the same process.

Here are the finished Christmas sweater earrings:

DIY ugly Christmas sweater earrings | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Then I made earrings out of the other enameled charms — wrapped gifts, reindeer, gingerbread men, and Santa.

DIY Enameled Christmas earrings. Handmade gift ideas on DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Then I used up the Christmas lights charms for more earrings and bracelets.

DIY Christmas lights earrings, bracelet, & jewelry. More DIY & handmade gift ideas on DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Now, to show you how I wrapped these.  I also got these fun burlap tags and red/white/green bakers twine from Oriental Trading.

Ugly Christmas sweater tags | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Then I wrapped a pair of earrings in tissue paper and tied the bakers twine around it.  I stuck that in one of the ugly Christmas sweater boxes along with some candy, also in the shape of sweaters.

Wrapping ugly christmas sweater earrings | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Here’s a better look at the wrapping supplies.  And I created a wreath tag with some of the buttons.  

Ugly Christmas sweater gift boxes and chocolate candy | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Did you stick around to see my ugly sweater?  It used to be easy to find these tacky old Christmas sweaters at thrift stores but now they sell so quickly that it’s almost impossible to find one.  

My ugly Christmas sweater! DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Just in case you can’t find any vintage Christmas sweaters, here are a few on Amazon, along with a few other accessories to wear to your party.


If you enjoyed this post, you might also like these:

  • DIY Filigree Earrings
  • 15 Do It Yourself Ugly Christmas Sweaters
  • 10 Tips for Throwing an Ugly Sweater Party
  • This Woman has Over 350 Ugly Christmas Sweaters!
  • Simple Way to Gift Wrap Jewelry

Thanks for reading!  Leave a comment and let me know what you think about my ugly Christmas sweater earrings!

‘Til the next project,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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5 Comments

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  1. brenda says

    December 11, 2016 at 5:59 pm

    interesting sweater but I liked the earrings and bracelets better/
    also, I have never attended an official ugly Christmas sweater but I can assure you there have been a lot of ugly Christmas sweaters at a number of parties and other functions.
    Merry Christmas.

    Reply
  2. Wendy says

    December 14, 2016 at 7:23 pm

    I *LOVE* the Christmas lights bracelet!!!!

    Reply
  3. Vanessa says

    October 14, 2019 at 6:57 am

    I have been desperately searching for something similar to the light bulbs used in your bracelet. Unfortunately I can’t find the ones you used could you please send me a link???

    Reply
    • ducttapeanddenim says

      October 16, 2019 at 10:49 am

      Here ya go. This isn’t where I bought mine but I think these are the exact same pieces.
      https://amzn.to/2pu9Tw9
      {affiliat link}

      Reply

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