Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

Celebrate Halloween with this candy corn ribbon themed over the top boutique bow with ruffled ribbon rosettes.  Create the bow in several steps and then attach all the bow pieces onto an oval plastic barrette cover.   Little girls will have be so pleased to wear this hair bow leading up to Halloween and even in the fall.

Materials Needed:

• 1.5″ White Grosgrain Ribbon
• 7/8″ Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon
• 7/8″ Orange Grosgrain Ribbon
• 1.5″ White Ruffled Ribbon
• 1.5″ Yellow Ruffled Ribbon
• 1.5″ Orange Ruffled Ribbon
• Black Sparkle Tulle
• Oval Plastic Barrette Cover
• French Hair Clip
• Mini Bowdabra
• Hair Bow Tool & Ruler
• Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Thin Fiber Ribbon
• Hot Glue Gun

Instructions:

1. Begin with 20″ of yellow, orange, white ruffled ribbon.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

2. To create the rosettes: (1.) Fold the ribbon in half to create a tail.  (2.) Fold the ribbon down for a point. (3.) At the point begin to fold and twist the ribbon – keep the ribbon folded. (4.) Continue fold the rosette.  Keep the ribbon held tightly at the bottom. (5.) When you reach the end of the ribbon hot glue it to the underneath of the rosette.  (6.) Trim away the tail, leaving a small piece to hot glue to the bottom of the flower.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

3. Create a yellow and white ruffled ribbon rosette, as well.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

4. Cut black sparkle tulle to cover the white oval plastic barrette cover.  Hot glue the tulle onto the barrette cover.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

5. To create the boutique bows:  Place the Hair Bow Tool & Ruler onto the Mini Bowdabra.  Cut 18″ of Bowdabra Bow Wire and fold it in half and place it into the Mini Bowdabra.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

6. Follow the Interactive Hair Bow Making CD (comes with Hair Bow Tool & Ruler) for making a 4″ wide Boutique Bow with tails.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

7. Cut 7/8″ orange grosgrain 6″ long with dovetails.  Place it into the Mini Bowdabra.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

8. Cut strips of black sparkle tulle and place them into the Mini Bowdabra.  Scrunch down with the Mini Bowdabra Wand.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

9. Follow the instructions on the Interactive Hair Bow Making CD (comes with the Hair Bow Tool & Ruler) for making a 3″ wide Boutique Bow.  Scrunch down with the Mini Bowdabra.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

10. While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, thread the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire through the loop at the other end.  Pull the Bowdabra Bow Wire tightly while the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

11. Gently pull the bow out of the Mini Bowdabra. Separate the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire and bring them around to the back of the bow. To tie off the bow, pinch the Bowdabra Bow Wire securely against the bow. Twist the bow 4 to 6 times in a clockwise direction.  Fluff the bow.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

12. Tie pieces of thin fiber ribbon onto the center of the bow.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

13. Hot glue the white ruffled ribbon rosette onto the front of the Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow.  Trim away excess Bowdabra Bow Wire.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

14. Hot glue the yellow and orange rosettes on the oval barrette.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

15.  Hot glue the boutique bows onto the clip.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

16. The Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes is complete.

Over the Top Halloween Boutique Bow with Ruffled Ribbon Rosettes

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Tags: Boutique Bow, Bowdabra Bow Wire, candy corn, grosgrain, Halloween, Mini Bowdabra, over the top bow, rosettes, ruffled ribbon