Curling Petal Rose Relief

General info

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  • Beautiful room decoration
  • Great gift for your friends and family
  • Difficulty: Intermediate

What you will need

supplies
  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Needle or other pointed tool

Soap info

Lavender mild soap

Used in tutorial

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)

Cherry blossom mild soap

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)

Blue oval soap

blue oval soap
  • Not available
  • Master-soap brand
  • Floral scented
  • Size: 9.8 cm (3-7/8") x 6 cm (2-3/8") x 3.5 cm (1-3/8")
  • Weight: 130 g (5 oz)

Instruction video

Instructions

Carve a rose

1.1 Draw a circle 30 mm in diameter.
step 1.1
1.2 Cut and remove your soap around the circle.
step 1.2
1.3 Divide the circle edge into 5 parts.
step 1.3
1.4 Cut 5 lines and remove soap around them as shown.
step 1.4
1.5 Form the center into a circle.
step 1.5
1.6 Round the both sides of each part to create petals.
step 1.6
1.7 Cut the soap out of the petal back.
step 1.7
1.8 Repeat the previous step for remaining petals.
step 1.8
1.9 Round the center.
step 1.9
1.10 Carve the second row of petals.
step 1.10
1.11 Round the center again.
step 1.11
1.12 Carve the third row of petals.
step 1.12
1.13 Round the center again.
step 1.13
1.14 Slice the soap around the center off.
step 1.14
1.15 Divide the soap into 5 parts.
step 1.15
1.16 Make 5 petal cuts and remove soap under them.
step 1.16
1.17 Round the both sides of the petal.
step 1.17
1.18 Cut the soap out of the petal back.
step 1.18
1.19 Repeat two previous steps for remaining petals.
step 1.19
1.20 Smooth the soap around the flower.
step 1.20
1.21 Remove soap under petals.
step 1.21
1.22 Done!
step 1.22

Carve lace ribbons and leaves

2.1 Draw 4 diagonal lines.
step 2.1
2.2 Remove the soap around 4 lines.
step 2.2
2.3 Carve scallops along the lines and remove soap around them.
step 2.3
2.4 Carve wavy lines around the scallops and remove soap around them.
step 2.4
2.5 Carve 2 leaves in the corner space.
step 2.5
2.6 Carve a midrib on each leaf.
step 2.6
2.7 Make marquise shapes at both sides of the leaf.
step 2.7
2.8 Repeat steps 2.5-2.7 for an opposite corner.
step 2.8
2.9 Smooth the soap.
step 2.9
2.10 Make small holes with a pointed tool.
step 2.10
2.11 Curling petal rose and lace ribbons are finished!
step 2.11