Teen's sweet prom dress made of Starburst wrappers

Classmates helped collect thousands of sweet wrappers

Published Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Diane McNease in her prom dress made from Starburst wrappers, with Luke DeWitt at Ishpeming High School in Ishpeming, Mich. (AP)

A northern Michigan teen put together one sweet prom dress, thanks to the help of classmates who collected thousands of Starburst wrappers for her.

Diane McNease tells WLUC-TV that she came up with the idea of making her prom dress out of candy wrappers when she saw a friend folding some. She estimates it took about 18,000 Starburst wrappers to make the corset of her dress, as well as matching hair bands and a purse.

The Ishpeming High School student wore the dress to Saturday's prom in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

The top half of the dress is made out of folded wrappers and the bottom looks more like a traditional gown. It took about five months to make, with help from family and friends.

Comments

Samantha 9 May 2012 10:02 3 0

Liking this girls creativity, but unfortunately it just doesnt look that good.

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Rachel 9 May 2012 10:01 3 0

emmm.... no. That's like me drawing CC on my poly bag and calling it a chanel.

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Rebs 9 May 2012 10:01 2 1

Such a sweet idea.

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