Lily of the Valley

General info

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  • Openwork
  • Can be used as hanging decoration
  • Great gift for your friends and family
  • Can be used as soap for bathing or washing (remove the decorations)
  • Difficulty: Intermediate

What you will need

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  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Paring knife
  • Scooping tool e.g. binder clip
  • Toothpick
  • Wire (about 0.36 mm / No. 27)
  • Wire cutter
  • Pliers
  • Ribbon
  • Food coloring with water
  • Paint brush

Optional

  • Glitter

Soap info

COW standard size soap

Used in tutorial

COW standard soap
  • Available
  • COW brand
  • Floral scented
  • Size: 8 cm (3-1/8") x 5.3 cm (2-1/8") x 2.4 cm (1")
  • Weight: 85 g (3 oz)

LUX rose soap

lux rose soap
  • Available
  • LUX brand
  • Rose scented
  • Size: 8 cm (3-1/8") x 5 cm (2") x 2.4 cm (1")
  • Weight: 76 g (2.68 oz)

Instruction video

Instructions

1. Thinly cut off the top of the soap with a paring knife to create a flat surface.
step 1
2. Draw a frame and outlines of two leaves with a toothpick.
step 2
3. Mark a horizontal line around the soap.
step 3
4. Holding a carving or Exacto knife at a right angle, deeply cut the two leaves.
step 4
5. Cut the bottom left and right corners off as shown.
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6. Cut and remove soap around opposite side.
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7. Cut the soap into blocks for making some flowers. You can use different soap bar to cut them out.
step 7
8. Flip the soap over to the bottom and cut a line along the edge of the soap.
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9. Thinly cut off the soap inside the line with a knife.
step 9
10. Scoop out and flatten the soap with a scooping tool.
step 10
11. Draw a frame.
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12. Cut soap inside frame and outside the leaves to make an empty space.
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13. Trim and shape the leaves.
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14. Make a depression on the left leaf with a binder clip.
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15. Round the edges of the right leaf.
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16. Cut some lines in the right leaf with a knife point.
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17. Carve the back of the leaves.
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18. Thinly cut off the top of the frame to flatten the surface.
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19. Draw a line on the frame.
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20. Carve a stripe pattern on the frame.
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21. Trim the bits of soap for flowers of the lily of the valley into a small bowl shape.
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22. Trim the side of the soap.
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23. Divide the top of the soap into 6 equal parts.
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24. Cut each part into a pointed petal.
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25. Carve a hole in the center of the flower.
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26. Cut small notches between the petals.
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27. Repeat steps 21-36 for the rest of lily flowers.
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28. Bend the tip of the wire.
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29. Poke the wire into the soap flower and lightly pull the wire.
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30. Curve the wire stems.
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31. Twist wire stems together.
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32. Cut off excess wire.
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33. Make a small hole in the leaves and attach the stem to the hole.
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34. Paint the leaves with food coloring with water. Done!
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35. (Optional) Tie a ribbon to make the carving a hanging decoration.
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36. (Optional) In order to decorate your soap with glitter, apply a little water to the soap and sprinkle the glitter.
step 36