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Smith, which lives about Chamberlain Highway throughout Uxbridge and also attends Northbridge Senior high School beneath school choice, began your ex research weeks ago as she checked out various basic designs about the Internet. with art teachers in the secondary school supervising the woman's 2-1/2-credit semester project, she could earn up to the $3,000 scholarship from your Duck Manufacturer duct tape company.

Byline: Linda Bock

UXBRIDGE - Memories of Northbridge high School senior Colleen M. Smith, 17, associated with the woman's fondness for offbeat artistry.

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Ms. Ms. Smith designed about 93 distinct doilies from the tape and also wound up making use of with regards to 20 of them for the dress. Smith tweaked the girl design. Smith also turned the woman's prom dress and tux project straight into her senior art project. Eric will be fairly easygoing."

"Many occasions I just wished to give up," Ms. Their Own pals Lindsey Mutell and Bobby Lemieux, inside conventional prom attire in rear, accompanied them for the prom. "But he found the pictures online, and he stated he could be ready to go along. Ms. Smith's prom last night are positive to stick together with your ex - the lady along with your ex date wore concerning $90 worth of duct tape instead of a classic prom dress and also tuxedo.

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"She knows I'm into the whole crazy, weird thing," said Ms. Smith made of duct tape for you to complement the actual outfits.

Ms. she shimmied throughout and also from the woman's dress regarding 10 x regarding fittings.

CUTLINE: (1) Colleen M. Rather of wearing a duct tape tuxedo shirt below any duct tape jacket, Mr. all rights reserved.

"He was not at all wowed in first,'' Ms. He got a bit overheated - duct tape is actually super hot."

. The Lady proceeded to end up being able to develop a duct tape handbag and also shoes, too as aqua as well as white flowers to complement the woman's dress. Smith created with duct tape. Smith said. Smith embraces your ex boyfriend, Eric Houle, ahead associated with the couple heads for the Northbridge high School prom final night inside outfits which Ms. Smith mentioned the girl has been intrigued using the idea of designing and also making your ex prom dress out of duct tape when the woman's buddy noticed an ad for any scholarship contest regarding developing a dress coming from duct tape.

Since duct tape will not breathe, Ms. "Especially after he attempted the particular jacket about along with passed out. Houle wore a normal white shirt. (2) Shoes, slippers, a tie along with flowers that Ms. Smith designed generating his white duct tape tuxedo jacket - that ended up being lined together with aqua duct tape to fit your ex dress - and black duct tape pants and shoes.

The Northbridge high School prom ended up being held at Wright's Farm Restaurant inside Harrisville, R.I., last night.

Copyright 2007 Gale, Cengage Learning. Smith said. The Actual couple furthermore packed normal clothes in order to adjust directly into halfway through the prom.

Her boyfriend, Eric Houle, 18, in the Cherry Valley area of Leicester, not too long ago graduated through Worcester Technical Secondary School as well as would become a great sport concerning wearing a duct tape tuxedo, although he initially would become a bit skeptical.

The enterprising Ms. Following selecting on the design, the lady chose to produce the dress within aqua and white duct tape