1. Smooth your soap.
2. Mark the center with a toothpick.
3. Divide the soap around the center into 8 equal parts.
4. Mark the soap as shown.
5. Cut 2 curved lines in each part as shown. Cut each petal tip deeply, since you can remove the soap easily when you carve petals of the next row.
6. Cut the soap around the first row and remove the soap. You can move your knife in the opposite direction to cut the soap and choose either of the two ways.
7. Smooth the soap between each pair of petals of the first row.
8. Cut 8 petals of the second row. Place the petal between the 2 petals of the first row.
9. Repeat step 6 for the second row.
10. Repeat steps 7-9 for third row.
11. Repeat steps 7-9 for fourth row.
12. Repeat steps 7-9 for fifth row.
13. Carve the sixth row in the same way.
14. Adjust the height of the blanks, smoothing the blanks.
15. Cut 8 lines in the center deeper.
16. Carve a small hole.
17. Place 6 mm pearl bead.
18. Simple, yet pretty flower is finished!
