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Bunny

General info

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  • Can be arranged with vegetables
  • Can be used as soap for bathing or washing (remove the plastic eyes)
  • Difficulty: Easy

What you will need

supplies
  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Paring knife
  • Toothpick
  • Needle
  • 4 mm plastic eyes
  • Bunny Template (download here )

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)

Rice bran soap (old type)

rice bran soap
  • Not available
  • Floral scented
  • Size: 7 cm (2-1/4") x 3.8 cm (2-1/4") x 2.8 cm (1-1/8")
  • Weight: 45 g (1.59 oz)

Kakishibu soap

kakishibu soap
  • Available
  • Beige color
  • Persimmon scented
  • Size: 7 cm (2-3/4") x 5.2 cm (2-1/8") x 2.5 cm (1")
  • Weight: 80 g (5 oz)

Instruction video

Instructions

1. Cut out the 2 templates of different sides of the bunny.
step 1
2. Slice off the top and the bottom of your soap with a carving knife. Soap should have 20 mm of thickness.
step 2
3. Trace the bunny shape onto your soap with a toothpick.
step 3
4. Poke holes along the ear and the body outline with a needle.
step 4
5. Cut the bunny shape.
step 5
6. Remove the soap around the bunny.
step 6
7. Cut out the bunny shape.
step 7
8. Place the other template onto the reverse side.
step 8
9. Draw lines along the holes.
step 9
10. Remove the unwanted soap around the ears.
step 10
11. Do the same with second ear.
step 11
12. Carve the ear, rear and legs.
step 12
13. Trim the edge of the ear.
step 13
14. Trim around body and legs.
step 14
15. Trim the bunny face.
step 15
16. Trim the bunny tail.
step 16
17. Repeat steps 12-16 with opposite side.
step 17
18. Trim the tail.
step 18
19. Trim and carve the legs.
step 19
20. Carve the left ear.
step 20
21. Do the same with the right ear.
step 21
22. Make two holes for eyes.
step 22
23. Shorten the eye pin if needed.
step 23
24. Add the plastic eyes.
step 24
25. Draw the nose.
step 25
26. Carve the nose.
step 26
27. Done!
step 27