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MADem

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2. I love it when kids do stuff like this. Every year they have a contest with duct tape, and

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 06:21 PM

Apr 2012

the kids make tuxes and dresses from the stuff. The winners get some decent money, too!

I liked the one made from soda pull tabs, too--that is one talented young woman!

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Cardboard and Paper Prom Dress [View all] FSogol Apr 2012 OP

Very creative and also pretty. That gal's got some talent. k&r Little Star Apr 2012 #1

I love it when kids do stuff like this. Every year they have a contest with duct tape, and MADem Apr 2012 #2

Wow. Very talented. applegrove Apr 2012 #3

Wow! What a creative young woman! Skinner Apr 2012 #4

She said her creations are just hanging in her closet. Maybe the museum in Seattle FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #5

Looks better than a lot of the dresses at my daughter's Prom Papagoose Apr 2012 #6

Every year, the fashion design academy at a local school has their students make dresses out 1monster Apr 2012 #7

Project Runway anyone? AlbertCat Apr 2012 #8

How about diapers: Initech Apr 2012 #9

and of course, flip flops AlbertCat Apr 2012 #10

This girl is going places.. IMHO... I wish her luck! secondwind Apr 2012 #11

Quite creative! WillParkinson Apr 2012 #12

I went to school with BDize Jun 2012 #13

My lab partner in college made her own jewelry out of hardware, fishing gear, and electronic FSogol Jun 2012 #14