Handcrafted for the Holidays: Ugly Holiday Sweater/Sweatshirt Workshop
Turn your plain sweater into an ugly holiday masterpiece with tinsel and pom-poms on Nov 21! Decor provided: wear it to Sonoma’s Plaza Lighting.
program overview
You bring the sweater or sweatshirt, we’ll bring the ugly! Join us for the most fabulously tacky workshop of the season where crafting meets questionable fashion choices. BYOS (Bring your own sweater/sweatshirt/shirt! We will have a few on hand.) We’ll provide googly eyes, pom-poms, recycled materials, stencils and enough tinsel to make your sweater/sweatshirt visible from space. Our crafty SCC elves will be on hand to help you turn “meh” into “magnificently hideous.” Perfect for families, friends, co-workers, or anyone who takes holiday chaos seriously. Perfect for families, co-workers, or anyone who takes holiday chaos seriously. Hot chocolate and pumpkin spiced chai will be available.
Then strut your creation at Lighting of the Plaza in downtown Sonoma that same night Saturday, Nov 21! Maybe we meet up as a team!!
BYOS (Bring your own Sweater/Sweatshirt/Shirt) Materials & decor will be provided but feel free to bring your own.
instructor Overview
Molly Spencer
INSTRUCTOR BIO (brief): Molly Spencer is the Sonoma Community Center’s Director of Engagement and Trashion Fashion Events. No stranger to upcycled art and fun events; she is a long time Trashion Barbie artist, organizer of Zucchini Race making workshops and longtime bedazzler and creator of dance recital costumes. As Molly’s mother said after she dressed up as “Tacky Lady” (think cheetah and cat eye sunglasses )for Halloween at 7 years old – “there was no turning back.” You could say, she was born ready for this workshop!
IG: missmollyspencer/trashionfashionsonoma
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Class FAQ
We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee (minus the payment processing and services fee), or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
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The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at [email protected] so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at [email protected] to request a late addition.
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Saturday, November 21, 2026 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Experience Level
All-Levels, Beginning, Intermediate and AdvancedAll ages welcome.
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Adult Registration
$25
Under 18 Registration
$15
Total Registration Cost:
$15 – $25
