Christmas sweaters come out of storage just after Thanksgiving. Adorned with holiday themes like reindeer, Santa Claus, snowflakes and Christmas trees, the Christmas sweater has become a point of humor, thanks to movies like Bridget Jones's Diary.http://fashionpreserve.blogspot.com/2009/11/o-come-all-ye-hideous-ugly-christmas.html
Holiday garments can typically be obtained from a Christmas sweater retailer, or an "ugly Christmas sweater party". Christmas sweater parties are gaining notoriety throughout North America. Office workers and even families host their holiday parties with an Ugly Christmas Sweater theme and take photos to remember the event. This fun home or office party theme can bring an irreverent sense of humor both to the party and the fashions themselves.http://www.uglychristmassweaterparty.com/
The Christmas Sweater Strikes Back
Once the subject of embarrassment and ridicule, Christmas sweaters have gained their own cult-like following. Here are some ways to embrace the Christmas sweater this holiday season.
- Tacky family photos: Findiing a set of matching Christmas sweaters (the uglier, the better) and posing in front of the Christmas tree wearing the cheesiest grins possible is often the image for next greeting card.
- Christmas sweater party: Inviting guests to wear the worst of their Christmas attire to a party creates opportunities for lots of pictures. Ugliest sweaters may wins a prize.http://www.indy.com/posts/13628
- White Elephant Gift Exchange: The white elephant gift exchange traditionally involves gifts whose cost exceeds their usefulness, exchanged anonymously as a party game. This can be taken one step further to exchange exclusively Christmas sweaters as gifts.http://www.santalady.com/xmasgame/whiteelephant.html
Ugly Christmas Sweater Video Montauge
A showcase of hand made and store bought Christmas Sweaters is featured in this video. Models don sweaters depicting puppies and kittens, Christmas trees made out of yarn, ornaments made from sequins andeven unconventional Christmas Sweaters such as the Christmas turtleneck. According to the video, Christmas sweaters are capable of invoking fun at holiday time.
Ugly Christmas Sweater
How to Gift Wrap a Christmas Present
Keltie Colleen provides all the support and guidance you will need to learn how to gift wrap a Christmas present. Full step by step instructions are provided by Colleen in this 6:47 video. This is part of a much wider range of craft and Christmas related instructional videos available for free on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How To Gift Wrap a T-Shirt
Keltie Colleen provides full instructions on how to gift wrap a T-shirt in this seasonal Mahalo.com guide All the instructions necessary to help with this activity are carefully explained by Colleen including close-up imagery. This is part of a much wider range of craft and Christmas related instructional videos available for free on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
Christmas Gifts Under $25
If you are struggling to afford to pay for all your Christmas presents this year then why not shop for some Christmas gifts under $25. This video shows that with careful research and planning you can buy affordable gifts, which look a lot more expensive than they actually cost.
Cheap Christmas Flights
Christmas is an expensive time of year, so wouldn't it be good to find cheap Christmas flights. This video provides a range of tips and advice on how to find that special Christmas flight deal.
How To Gift Wrap an Odd-Shaped Present
Crafter Keltie Colleen presents a tutorial on how to wrap an odd-shaped present. She discusses the supplies needed and demonstrates the step-by-step wrapping process. This crafting guide is part of a larger series of Christmas tutorials offered on the Mahalo.com YouTube channel.
Best After Christmas Sales
This features advice on how to find the best after Christmas sales. At this busy time of year it is always good to receive help and this video will provide plenty of tips on the best sources of deals.
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Prices may vary
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Can be store-bought or hand made
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Imagery is holiday-themed
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Given as gifts by family and friends
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Sometimes worn for holiday pictures
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Occasionally chosen specifically for tackiness
