The newest internet sensation is a dress made of candy wrappers

Emily Seilhamer spent four years and used 10,000 Starburst wrappers to make the gorgeous dress

Four years and some 10,000 wrappers of a popular American candy, Starburst, went into the making of a gorgeous, colourful dress doing the rounds on social media since last week.

Pennsylvania resident Emily Seilhamer created the dress out of the wrappers to commemorate the day she met her husband Malachi Seilhamer. The two met in high school when Malachi offered her a pack of Starburst, his favourite candy.

Emily shared photos of her creation on her Facebook page, Artistry and Upcycling by Emily Seilhamer last week.



“I’ve been saving Starburst wrappers diligently (with the help of friends and family) for 4 years to create this dress,” she wrote. “After enough were saved I organised them into colours, ironed them, folded them into links, and made candy wrapper chains.



Emily used elastic thread to sew the wrappers into a dress and also made matching shoes covered with Starburst wrappers as well as a corsage made of a Starburst bag to complete the ensemble.

Emily told a local news channel that she spoke to Malachi about what she wanted to create with the candy wrappers and he was supportive.

“He started bringing me garbage bags full of wrappers,” she said. “I started organising them into colours.”

Her friends and colleagues also collected used candy wrappers for her.

Emily calls herself an upcycler, someone who recycles items by creating something new out of them. The dress was one of her earliest upcycling projects and inspired her to continue to pursue art, she said.

“Just don’t doubt yourself. You’re capable. My motto is anyone’s an artist if they’re willing to try,” she added.