Ugly Sweater Banner

Josh and I decided that we would go ahead and host a Christmas Party for the cousins again. A couple of years ago we made it a Hot Cocoa theme. This year we thought we would try the Ugly Sweater theme. I thought it would be a lot of fun and started thinking of the fun stuff we could do. Of course any good party has fun details. It's what makes it more special. I came across this idea on Pinterest for a Ugly Sweater Banner. (http://blog.silhouetteamerica.com/2014/12/ugly-holiday-sweater-clothesline-banner) I thought the idea was brilliant and got started on my version right away. It was really very simple and thought I would share with you all how I made my version.

You will Need

- Sweater templates
- Card stock holiday paper
- Scissors
- Glue (Elmers Glue or Glue Stick)
- Mini clothes line clips
- Some kind of string to hang them on. (Twine, Ribbon, or Yarn)
- Any other details you want to add to the sweaters (pom pom's, glitter, stickers, etc.)

• First find a template of a Sweater. I found mine on Microsoft Word. Cut out the perimeter of the sweater. 
• Next trace the inner part of the sweater to make what looks like a vest. Then cut that out to use as a templete too. So now you should have two templates. 
• Once that is done you can use various holiday card stock craft paper to make your sweaters. Simply trace your sweater templates and have get creative making them ugly. 

 I chose to add different embellishments like a snowflake, gingerbread men, snowmen, a star and candy canes and stockings. Hopefully these will inspire you if you are thinking of making an Ugly Sweater Banner of your own.