Vanity Bag

General info

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  • Perfect room decoration!
  • Great gift for your friends and family
  • Can be opened
  • Difficulty: Advanced

What you will need

supplies
  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Paring knife
  • Sculpting tool or other scraping tool (like a small spoon or a binder clip)
  • Toothpick (or other thick pointed tool)
  • Needle (or other thin pointed tool)

Soap info

Cherry blossom mild soap

Used in tutorial

pink soap
  • Not available
  • Pink colour
  • Cherry blossom scented
  • Size: 7.5 cm (3") x 5.5 cm (2-1/8") x 2.3 cm (7/8")
  • Weight: 80 g (3 oz)

Lavender mild soap

purple soap
  • Not available
  • Purple colour
  • Lavender scented
  • Size: 7.5 cm (3") x 5.5 cm (2-1/8") x 2.3 cm (7/8")
  • Weight: 80 g (3 oz)

Floral mild soap

white soap
  • Available
  • White colour
  • Floral scented
  • Size: 7.5 cm (3") x 5.5 cm (2-1/8") x 2.3 cm (7/8")
  • Weight: 80 g (3 oz)

Instruction video

Instructions

1. Draw a line with a toothpick as shown. Do it for two sides.
step 1
2. Draw two lines at right angles to the previous lines as shown.
step 2
3. Cut the side chunks of the soap along the lines.
step 3
4. Cut the soap at sides.
step 4
5. Smooth the soap when needed.
step 5
6. Carve a handle.
step 6
7. Draw a line for a space between the handle and the lid.
step 7
8. Cut out the soap along previously drawn outline.
step 8
9. Draw a line as shown.
step 9
10. Cut your soap along the line with a paring knife.
step 10
11. Smooth the bottom of the bag.
step 11
12. Slice off the side of the bag to create a smooth surface.
step 12
13. Draw a line as shown.
step 13
14. Cut your soap along the line with the paring knife.
step 14
15. Smooth the lid underside.
step 15
16. Cut inside the bottom surface of the lid.
step 16
17. Cut all around the side of the lid.
step 17
18. Remove the unwanted soap.
step 18
19. Cut inside the top surface of the bottom of the bag.
step 19
20. Remove the unwanted soap inside the bag.
step 20
21. Smooth the soap inside the bag.
step 21
22. Draw a square in the middle of the side of the lid.
step 22
23. Cut and remove the soap around the square.
step 23
24. Trim the edge of the square.
step 24
25. Draw a bow.
step 25
26. Cut and remove the soap around the bow.
step 26
27. Cut the grooves on the both of the bow ends.
step 27
28. Draw outlines of the ribbon ends.
step 28
29. Cut the ribbon ends and remove soap around them.
step 29
30. Cut a straight line all around the side of the lid, except for the segment occupied by the bow. Then, remove soap under the line.
step 30
31. Mark small dots all around the lid.
step 31
32. Carve a shallow trench in each part divided with dots.
step 32
33. Cut a scallop line and remove the soap under it.
step 33
34. Cut a wavy line around the scallop line and remove the soap under the it.
step 34
35. Cut a straight line all around the top edge of the bag lightly in order to avoid pushing the knife through the wall. Remove the soap under the line, holding knife lightly as well.
step 35
36. Repeat previous step for the bottom edge.
step 36
37. Cut the shown piece of paper diagonally.
step 37
38. Divide the bottom edge into 12 equal parts.
step 38
39. Divide the bottom line into analogous parts.
step 39
40. Draw 12 diagonal lines using the paper template.
step 40
41. Draw 12 diagonal lines to create the check pattern.
step 41
42. Make holes on each intersection point, using thicker pointer tool, such as the toothpick.
step 42
43. Make small holes with a thinner pointed tool, such as the needle on each segment between bigger holes.
step 43
44. Your vanity bag is done!
step 44
45. (Optional) Decorate your vanity bag with pearl beads or charms.
step 45