Woman Sews Over 10,000 Candy Wrappers Into Stylish Upcycled Dress
After “diligently” saving up colorful Straburst candy wrappers for nearly five years, a Pennsylvania woman linked over 10,000 of them together to create a beautiful dress. Making a dress out of waxed paper candy wrappers might sound silly to some people, but for Emily Seilhamer, of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, it was a monumental undertaking that took half a decade […]
Mom Spends Six Years Making a Prom Dress from Candy Wrappers
High-school senior Tara Frey, from Wisconsin, won’t have to worry about having the same prom dress as other girls, as her mother has made her a unique outfit from thousands of Starburst candy wrappers. Tara and her mother Kerrin worked on the dress for the last six years, trying to collect as many wrappers as possible before […]