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Elsa and Anna Frozen Inspired Hair Bows

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog
Hi guys, my name is Debra. I blog over a Housewife Eclectic, and I am so excited to be here to share one of my favorite little projects with you. If the little girls in your life are anything like mine, then Frozen is not just a movie, it’s an obsession. My 5-year-old tells everyone that she is Elsa and has “ice powers.” The entire family has the soundtrack memorized and my daughter has even gone so far as to assign singing parts to each person when we are listening to it together.  Enjoy learning how to make these super fun and cute Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows!

With a Frozen love like that, I knew she would absolutely love to have bows she could wear to show off her obsession. These bows are actually pretty simple to make, they just require a little patience, and in my case, a hot glue burn or two. 

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog
For Elsa you will need:
For Anna you will need:
For both you will need:

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog

Both bows start out the same: by looping the light blue ribbon for Elsa (or the royal blue ribbon for Anna) around in two inch lengths. One side will have full loops, the other will be squished together. Hot glue the squished end.

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog

Using the sheer for Elsa (or the pink for Anna) make two more loops on either side of the first color. Secure with hot glue at the pinched end.

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog
You will use the light ivory as the head for both Anna and Elsa. Using a marker as a guide, wrap a piece of light ivory around the marker and glue the loop together. Leave about an inch tail below the loop to allow yourself room to glue the head to the body.

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog

Attach the heads to the bodies of each bow by gluing the tail piece of the head to the back of the body.

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog
Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog
Using white for Elsa, and the rust for Anna, glue a small loop of ribbon to the top of the head. Make sure to only glue the bow on the inside of the head loop, as you will need to slide ribbon through the hair loop on top of the head. 

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog
Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog
The hair is where the bows differ from each other. For Elsa, you will need three strips of white ribbon to make her braid. I hot glued each piece before cutting it from the spool, so I made sure I had the right length. 
Slide the first piece of ribbon under the white loop on top of her head and hot glue to the bottom. Pull the ribbon over top of her head and bring it down all the way to the bottom of the bow, then trim. Repeat twice more. 
The last ribbon will be the most difficult to hot glue under the loop, so make sure you are only gluing to one side so this last piece has somewhere to go. After you have all thread pieces, simply braid them and then glue the bottom of the braid. 

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog

For Anna, you will need two pieces of rust-colored ribbon. I cut about four inches of ribbon for each piece and then trimmed them after they were twisted together. Slide both pieces together under the loop on top of Anna’s head and glue them to the loop. Slice each ribbon in half lengthwise. Fray check the entire length of the cut. Twist the cut piece together to resemble braids on each side and glue the braids to the front of her dress so they hang right.

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog

Finish each bow with a rhinestone in front. Add a Silly Grip to each clip to make it no slip and cover the clips with the ribbon that matches the dress of whichever character you are making.

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog

Hot glue the “dolls” to the clips and you have an adorable Frozen clip any girl would love to wear. My only problem is trying to get my daughter to only wear one at a time!

Elsa and Anna Frozen Hair Bows - The Ribbon Retreat Blog

Who would you make your Frozen bow for?


Ribbon sculptures are so much fun to make and even funner to see on your sweet girl, as she wears them around in her hair,…and these royal sculptures are surly some of my favorites. Your little princess is going to sing for joy when you show her these stunning little sculptures.

Thank you Debra for sharing these ribbon sculptures fit for a queen. To see more incredible projects by Debra, make sure to visit her fun blog Housewife Eclectic where you will find yummy, yummy recipes and fabulous tutorials on everything from turning boring shoes into glitter-fied beauties, origami roses, and quiet books.

The Ribbon Retreat has so many adorable ribbon sculptures that are easy to make and look incredible on a clip, headband, or on a jacket or blouse. Take a look at all of our ribbon sculptures HERE. Here is a sneak peek of what you will find…

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We also have some wonderful ribbon sculptures that you can also learn how to make with our incredible video tutorials. You can find all of our video tutorials HERE. Check out some of the video tutorials you will find…

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6 Comments

  1. jazmin
    Posted October 28, 2014 at 10:32 am | Permalink

    thats cool

    • The Ribbon Retreat
      Posted October 29, 2014 at 12:46 pm | Permalink

      Hi Jazmin! Thank you so much! Have a great day! Michelle 🙂

  2. Mary Wilson
    Posted November 30, 2014 at 11:44 am | Permalink

    I have non curable cancer and was wanting to make bows for my granddaughters hair. They tell me that Frozen is popular. Where can I get this ribbon to make them hairbows from Grammy?

    • The Ribbon Retreat
      Posted December 5, 2014 at 5:20 am | Permalink

      Hi Mary! Thank you for your question. All of the ribbon you see in these adorable Frozen bows can be purchased at The Ribbon Retreat. Just click HERE to find our wide selection of gorgeous ribbon! Thank you for stopping by and have so much fun making bows for your little ones. Michelle 🙂

  3. April
    Posted January 28, 2015 at 11:38 am | Permalink

    I have a question. What do you use to get the ribbon to stick to the clips? I tried Tacky Glue, hot glue, and Krazy Glue. The ribbon refused to stick to the clips. I finally had to glue two pieces together around the top part of the clip to get it to stay. What did you use?

    • The Ribbon Retreat
      Posted January 28, 2015 at 2:34 pm | Permalink

      Hi April! Thank you so much for your question. I am so sorry for the trouble you are having with your ribbon adhering to your clip. Debra actually used hot glue to stick her ribbon to her clip, and I use the same. I have never ran into any issues with the ribbon not sticking. Again, I am sorry for your troubles and I hope this helped. Thank you again and have a wonderful day! Michelle 🙂

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