Mum who was homeless a year ago now close to making first million - thanks to incredible Skittles dress

Sarah Louise Bryan said the idea for the Skittles dress came to her

 when she was 'almost dreaming'.

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.

The dress went viral, and Ripleys snapped the designer up. ripley's believe it or not

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.”

Sarah Louise is currently working on a 'top secret design'.

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.”

The poppy dress - crafted for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. 

Sarah Louise has also created a poppy dress, and an outfit made from hundreds and thousands of paper flowers.