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Tortoise

General info

tortoise 1 tortoise 2
  • Tortoise soaps are great gifts for your friends and family
  • Difficulty: Easy

What you will need

supplies
  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Paring knife
  • Toothpick
  • Tortoise Template (download here )

Soap info

Daiso Light Green Soap

Used in tutorial

light green soap
  • Available
  • Daiso brand
  • Marseille type
  • Jasmin scented
  • Size: 8 cm (3-1/8") x 4.8 cm (1-7/8") x 1.8 cm (3/4")
  • Weight: 100 g (3.53 oz)

Daiso Pink Soap

pink soap
  • Available
  • Daiso brand
  • Marseille type
  • Rose scented
  • Size: 8 cm (3-1/8") x 4.8 cm (1-7/8") x 1.8 cm (3/4")
  • Weight: 100 g (3.53 oz)

Daiso Honey Soap

honey soap
  • Available
  • Daiso brand
  • Marseille type
  • Honey scented
  • Size: 8 cm (3-1/8") x 4.8 cm (1-7/8") x 1.8 cm (3/4")
  • Weight: 100 g (3.53 oz)

Instruction video

Instructions

1. Thinly cut off the top and the bottom of the soap to create flat surfaces.
step 1
2. Cut out the turtle shape. Trace its shape onto the soap with a toothpick.
step 2
3. Lightly cut the traced outline.
step 3
4. Cut the shape of the turtle out of the soap along the outline.
step 4
5. Draw horizontal lines in the middle of the legs and a tail.
step 5
6. Cut off the unwanted soap of the legs and a tail.
step 6
7. Trim the top of the head.
step 7
8. Trim the forehead.
step 8
9. Trim the legs and remove the soap under the shell.
step 9
10. Do the same to the other side.
step 10
11. Trim the shell.
step 11
12. Carve the turtle shell pattern.
step 12
13. Trim the edge of the bottom.
step 13
14. Carve the bottom shell.
step 14
15. Carve two small holes for eyes.
step 15
16. Done!
step 16