Elizabeth Rasmuson and boyfriend, Jordan Weaver wear a dress and vest made of gum wrappers from Wrigley's "5 gum" in shades of blue and white in Garner, Iowa. They will wearing them at their high school prom on Saturday
Posted on 04/13/2010 7:01:14 PM PDT by JoeProBono
GARNER, Iowa - An Iowa teenager preparing for her junior prom said she will be attending the event in a dress she created from hundreds of gum wrappers.
Elizabeth Rasmuson said the colored wrappers of Wrigley's 5 gum inspired her to create a jacket from the wrappers last year and the success of that project led her to create a dress for next weekend's prom at Garner-Hayfield High School in Garner, KIMT-TV, Mason City, Iowa, reported Tuesday.
Rasmuson said she began collecting wrappers in August and lost count of how many went into her dress at about 200.
Rasmuson's boyfriend, Jordan Weaver, used gum wrappers to create a vest to match his date's dress.
Dawn Rasmuson, the girl's mother, said she is proud of her daughter's accomplishment.
"I think it's really admirable for her. I mean she's a junior in high school and in today's world a lot of the girls are worried about fitting in; they don't want to stand out for wrong reason so it's really cool and so unique," she said.
Elizabeth Rasmuson and boyfriend, Jordan Weaver wear a dress and vest made of gum wrappers from Wrigley's "5 gum" in shades of blue and white in Garner, Iowa. They will wearing them at their high school prom on Saturday
Woe, she is creative!
Fugly, but if it makes them happy ... then whatever. Plenty of kids pay a lot of money for fugly.
Cute
For some reason the photo makes me think of Napoleon Dynamite.
Off Like a Prom Dress!
Richard Trumka has resorted to selling Mardi Gras beads?!
I think it looks very nice. This could be a challenge for Project Runway.
Of course, accessories are everything.
Ok... so what gives you the right to publish my prom photo on the internet????
Dang... looks like she’s already married!
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