Now This, Is One Sweet Prom Dress!

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When Wisconsin teen, Tara Frey goes to her high-school prom on April 30th, there is one thing she will not be fretting about - Someone else wearing the same dress or shoes or for that matter even holding the same purse - That's because her entire outfit is hand crafted out of a colorful medley of Starburst wrappers!

The unusual ensemble is the brainchild of Tara's mother Kerrin Frey, who hit upon the idea about six years ago, when she sported another parent weaving some gum wrappers. Since then, she and her daughter have been obsessively collecting Starburst wrappers to weave into that perfect design. After five failed attempts in the last six years, they have finally come up with a dress that is both practical and stunning.

The persistent mom has no idea how many Starbursts she went through - All she knows is that she ordered countless 20lbs Starburst packets and distributed the candy to the neighbors, with a request to get back the wrappers intact. When a request to the manufacturers for Starburst wrappers sans candy was rejected, she even resorted to giving out big bags of the candy at Halloween and requesting the trick-or-treaters to return the wrappers.

As luck would have it, the theme for Tara's prom is based on the board game Candyland, making the dress perfect for the upcoming event. As if making the dress and accessories for Tara were not enough, her zealous mother even made a waistcoat for her date, Zane Heinselman - What a sweet couple they are going to make!

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  • dauntless4
    dauntless4over 9 years
    cute but I like black dressese
    • clawdeenloverover 9 years
      this seems fun,creative and sweet
      • wrighele
        wrigheleover 9 years
        That is really cool especially for the theme, but the dress is not really my style :)
        • CUTIE PIEover 9 years
          This is so inspiring it makes me want to make something unique!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
          • fallinlove
            fallinloveover 9 years
            WOW NOMATTER WHAT IT IS MADE OF IT'S BEAUTOFUL!
            • basi344
              basi344over 9 years
              What if someone stole my candy purse with a million dollars in it but only ate the candy and didn't even take not even ONE penny!!!!
              • basi344
                basi344over 9 years
                Wow that couple's outfit is sooo... YUMMY!!
                • aphpiri
                  aphpiriover 9 years
                  I <3 candy!*drums* I <3 candy!
                  • 090509
                    090509over 9 years
                    i would eat the dress if it was REAL CANDY!
                    • omgover 9 years
                      amazing dress