A MUM-OF-TWO who was homeless just a year ago is now close to making her first
million, thanks to a unique dress made entirely from Skittles.
The colourful garment, which took 180 hours to craft from 3,000 sweets, has
helped penniless mum Sarah Louise Bryan turn her life around.
The 27-year-old former beautician used to have to rely on the kindness of
friends to keep a roof over her family’s heads, after racking up rent
arrears.
But all that changed when the bespoke dress went viral and Sarah Louise was
snapped up by Ripleys, who clothe celebs including Kim Kardashian.
Sarah Louise became pregnant age of 14, and now has a 13-year-old son and
two-year-old daughter.
The sweet idea came to her when she was laying in bed one night, desperately
thinking of how to improve her kids’ lives, according to the Birmingham
Mail.
The designer spent six hours every day for an entire month crafting her
creation, using more than 145 bags of the treat and 90 tubes of glue.
Sarah Louise told the Birmingham Mail: “My idea came to me one night when I
was falling to sleep – almost dreaming.
“It was like a Eureka moment for me – a striking dress made out of Skittles.
“I jumped out of bed and Googled the Internet to see if it had been done
before.
“I thought the dress would look incredible on Lady Gaga.
“I got busy working on it the next day. It took months to finish.
“I stuck a picture of the dress on social media when I finished and it just
snowballed from there.”
She added: “I am hoping to be a millionaire in the not too distant future.
“I am proof that no matter who you are and how bad things can get anyone can
get themselves out of a bad situation with ideas and drive.
“Now I am mixing with celebrities and get invited to lots of parties.
“It is like I am living a dream and I never want to wake up from it.”
Sarah Louise has also created a poppy dress, and an outfit made from hundreds
and thousands of paper flowers.
She is currently working on a ‘top secret design’.
Sarah Louise tweeted: “Nearly finished my huge top secret design to beat the
world famous skittles dress 🙂 exciting. #sarahbryan” last night.