Prom dress 2011 made from poptabs

Finishing the finally touches on the dress

Prom Dress-2011

The big day is Saturday, April 16, 2011 and the project is in it's final stretch. We are working on the accessories now. For those who are following the saga, here's the statistics:
It took around 100 hours to weave the ribbon through the pop-tabs and a week to sew the dress. There are almost 4,000 tabs in the dress and almost 100 yards of ribbon.
People generously donated to the project. So many people were so captured by this dress, they were excited to contribute in any way. We had donations from 12 states. Some donated small baggies of pop-tabs and some donated huge bags of them. We received many more than we could actually use in the dress but, conveniently, Maura's school is collecting them for Charity, so they all will be put to a good cause.
Maura's date is very excited about her project. He's an artist and is currently doing a piece about trash and found objects- so this is in his wheelhouse. Obviously, we'll be taking more pictures on the day of prom, but I felt I needed to celebrate the completed dress.
Thanks to everyone who donated pop-tabs and gave your enthusiastic support.