Full Bloom Rose

General info

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  • I have used such roses for flower box (see tutorial)
  • Difficulty: Intermediate

What you will need

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  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Paring knife
  • Awl (or other pointed tool)

Optional

  • Artificial leaves
  • Plastic or metal wire
  • Floral tape
  • Piece of fabric
  • Scissors
  • Craft glue

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)

Red round soap

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

Instructions

Carve the flower

1.1 Cut your soap with a paring knife.
step 1.1
1.2 Cut the soap into a disk shape.
step 1.2
1.3 Draw a circle guide line with a pointed tool.
step 1.3
1.4 Cut and remove the soap around the center.
step 1.4
1.5 Round the center.
step 1.5
1.6 Divide the center into 5 sections.
step 1.6
1.7 Carve the 5 petals of the first row.
step 1.7
1.8 Round the center.
step 1.8
1.9 Carve second row of 5 petals.
step 1.9
1.10 Round the center.
step 1.10
1.11 Carve third row of 5 petals and round the center.
step 1.11
1.12 Cut off the soap on the edge of the soap.
step 1.12
1.13 Divide your soap into 5 sections.
step 1.13
1.14 Carve shallow trench twice.
step 1.14
1.15 Make a deep cut of a petal and remove soap around it.
step 1.15
1.16 Repeat two previous steps for four remaining sections.
step 1.16
1.17 Cut off the soap on the edge of the soap.
step 1.17
1.18 Carve trenches between each pair of petals.
step 1.18
1.19 Round your soap edge.
step 1.19
1.20 Make a cut of a petal shape and remove the soap around it.
step 1.20
1.21 Carve the second petal.
step 1.21
1.22 Carve third and fourth petal in the same way as the second one.
step 1.22
1.23 Carve the fifth petal.
step 1.23
1.24 Trim the bottom of your flower.
step 1.24
1.25 Make curved cuts at the bottom of flower.
step 1.25
1.26 Make a hole.
step 1.26
1.27 Your soap rose is finished!
step 1.27

Make a stem and leaves

2.1 Draw a calyx shape on the fabric.
step 2.1
2.2 Cut out the calyx shape.
step 2.2
2.3 Make a hole.
step 2.3
2.4 Wrap the stem with floral tape.
step 2.4
2.5 Wrap the leaves with floral tape.
step 2.5
2.6 Put a calyx on the stem.
step 2.6
2.7 Stick the rose to the stem.
step 2.7
2.8 Full bloom rose with stem is finished!
step 2.8