How to make an emptying trick-or-treat bag dress

Oh, how I loved turning a robust trick or treat bag upside down to size up my loot as soon as I returned home from a long night of door knocking. This dress captures that youthful excitement.

Step 1 Materials

For Skirt:

A big puffy affair (from back of closet or thrift shop)
Sculpey clay: orange, yellow, white, black, green
Sculpey glaze
Halloween trinkets: skeletons, eyeballs, erasers, pencil toppers, key chains, etc.
"trick-or-treat" sized candy
batting
e6000 glue
pins: large and small
fake apples
Popsicle sticks
1" wood balls
Cellophane
lollipop sticks
floral wire (optional)
acrylic paint: red, tan, brown, orange, black

For Top:

Old shirt
Scissors
Chalk
Black marker

For headband and tie:

Project scraps
Old tie

Comments

[kaylagrl13]

This is actually really cute!!

[shroomybug]

I found this web site just before Halloween, and shortly after that I found this custom. I love it so much, I decided to be a trick or treat bag! "It came out wonderful." thanks so much for sharing your idea.

[lax1212]

This is an AWESOME instructable. The directions are very clear too. I'm totally this for Halloween

[Wurzi]

GENIUS!!!! I love this!! too bad i saw it after halloween is allready over tho!!! Both this dress and the model are adorable!!!! xxx Wurzi Sider

[Sergeant Crayon]

Man, If i did that I'd probably be bored by about the 100th candy, you have patience girl! Very good instructable (clear and detailed) and excellant job on the pictures!

[jongscx]

I guess it's a good thing you made fake candy, otherwise, you'd be naked by the end of the night...

[theStackasaurus]

I love it! It's so cute. nice Instructable too, very detailed and clear.