How to Make a Starburst Wrapper Prom Dress
For a playful, eco-conscious prom dress that pays homage to your favorite candy, deck out a dress with colorful candy wrappers folded, cut, sewn, or linked into place. Though the cost may not vary much from a traditional prom dress after you've bought all that candy, you will have a unique and memorable garment that stands out from the crowd. Enlist friends to craft their own dresses from their favorite sweets wrappers and go to prom together looking delicious!
Things You'll Need
- Starburst wrappers
- Sewing machine
- Tape
- Dress (optional)
- Graph paper
- Pencil
Instructions
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Decide whether you want to cover an existing dress with Starburst wrappers, sew a dress to cover with wrappers, or create one solely from the candy wrappers with no fabric. Covering an existing dress will be the easiest method. If you choose to cover an existing dress, select a garment with a simple outline and no embellishments.
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Sketch ideas for patterns, such as horizontal stripes, a chevron stripe, color blocks, or a more intricate pattern. Organize your candy wrappers by color. If you decide to do a detailed design, you may have to plan where the colors will be placed row by row on graph paper, then sew the wrappers in rows. Experiment with folding and twisting wrappers to make embellishments like rosettes, bows or braided trim.
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Tape the flattened, clean Starburst wrappers together in the order you desire, according to your pattern. Tape each row to the dress to hold it in place while you stitch each row with a sewing machine. Remove the tape carefully when it is sewn securely. Keep extra wrappers of all colors, in case one needs replaced later.
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Make a simple muslin dress from a pattern if you want to create the entire dress, and then cover it in the same way with the wrappers.
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Take the wearer's measurements and either sew rows of wrappers to each other in the appropriate size, or sew wrappers together to make a kind of "textile" from which to cut and sew a pattern, if you want to make a dress solely from the wrappers themselves. However, the resulting garment will be much more fragile and prone to wardrobe malfunctions.
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Tips & Warnings
Dresses can be made from wrappers folded and woven into chains; however, these are much more time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Consider crafting candy wrapper accessories, such as shoes, a purse or a headband.
Keep your dress out of the rain and store it carefully.
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