Wednesday, May 9, 2012

A "Sweet" Prom Dress

A high school student in Michigan's Upper Peninsula came up with a cool idea -- to make her prom dress out of Starburst wrappers.  She asked her classmates to save their wrappers and she collected thousands.  With them, she made a prom dress, matching hair-band and purse.  She estimates it took 18,000 wrappers to do the job.

The project took five months to complete and her friends and family assisted.  Her story is here and this is what the results look like...


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12 comments:

  1. KatMay 9, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    Wow, that's neat-o! Awesome idea.

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  2. Beth (Coffee Until Cocktails)May 9, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    I have heard of this before - also have seen bags made out of candy wrappers too. It takes a lot of work and dedication, that is for sure!

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    1. ShybikerMay 9, 2012 at 11:48 AM

      A chic shop in my town sells handbags made from candy and other wrappers. The company that makes them promotes environmentalism and recycling. Plus, they're fun to look at!

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  3. BonnieMay 9, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    Way cool. Even better - I love Starburst. I could have helped her by eating millions. I'm willing to do that.

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  4. Megan GMay 9, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    What a cute unique idea. I bet she was the only one with a dress like it at her prom!

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  5. poetMay 9, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    This is awesome! But so much work... I thought 3 weeks was a lot for a prom dress, that's how long it took me to sew mine.

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  6. LorenaMay 9, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    Interesting... that is a lot of work !
    I have a purse made our of recycled paper, it was a gift from my mom.

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  7. The Goodwill FangirlMay 9, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    I love it! This young lady has a great work ethic and major creativity.

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  8. Kallie, Happy Honey and LarkMay 10, 2012 at 10:09 AM

    I am the worst. The first thing I thought is that her prom date is totally thinking he can't wait to take the wrapper off later. Like I said...I am the worst.
    Cool idea though, very creative and original!!

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    1. ShybikerMay 10, 2012 at 10:40 AM

      Ha! You made me laugh. That's a great joke. :-)

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  9. BolaMay 10, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    Wow! What a great idea. If only more people were this creative with prom dresses.

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  10. EmmaMay 10, 2012 at 10:49 PM

    I read this article last night. Too Cool! Very talented girl!

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