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Ladybug

General info

ladybug 1 ladybug 2
  • Can be composed with many soap plants
  • Difficulty: Basic

What you will need

supplies
  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • 4 mm plastic eye (for face)
  • Black seed beads (for two dots)

Soap info

Red round soap

Used in tutorial

red round soap
  • Available
  • Master-soap brand
  • Floral (formerly peach) scented
  • Diameter: 7 cm (2-3/4")
  • Thickness: 3.3 cm (1/1/4")
  • Weight: 95g (3.35 oz)

Instruction video

Note: Instructions on how to carve the Ladybug begin from 4:40.

Instructions

1. Carve a piece of red soap into a dome shape.
step 1
2. Trim the plastic eye.
step 2
3. Cut the soap top off.
step 3
4. Carve the small hole for ladybug face.
step 4
5. Put the plastic eye for face.
step 5
6. Make a straight cut.
step 6
7. Make small hole at each side.
step 7
8. Add black seed beads.
step 8
9. Done!
step 9