Mum Flower

General info

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  • Great gift for your friends and family
  • Difficulty: Easy

What you will need

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

Soap info

Citrus mild soap

Used in tutorial

yellow soap
  • Not available
  • Yellow colour
  • Citrus scented
  • Size: 7.5 cm (3") x 5.5 cm (2-1/8") x 2.3 cm (7/8")
  • Weight: 80 g (3 oz)

Floral mild soap

white soap
  • Available
  • White colour
  • Floral scented
  • Size: 7.5 cm (3") x 5.5 cm (2-1/8") x 2.3 cm (7/8")
  • Weight: 80 g (3 oz)

Ichigo Milk soap

ichigo milk soap
  • Available
  • Milk and strawberry scented
  • Diameter: 6.8 cm (2-3/4")
  • Thickness: 2.8 cm (1-1/8")
  • Weight: 80g (3 oz)

Instruction video

Instructions

1. Mark the center point.
step 1
2. Draw a 2 cm diameter circle.
step 2
3. Make a circular cut and remove the soap.
step 3
4. Trim the edge of the center.
step 4
5. Divide the center into 8 equal parts.
step 5
6. Make a round petal shape cut in each part.
step 6
7. Remove the soap under the petals.
step 7
8. Carve the 8 petals of the second row.
step 8
9. Remove the soap under the petals.
step 9
10. Carve the third row of the center bud.
step 10
11. Remove the soap under the petals.
step 11
12. Carve a small hole at the center.
step 12
13. Divide the center into 8 equal parts.
step 13
14. Carve a round indent in each part.
step 14
15. Make 8 round petal shape cuts.
step 15
16. Remove the soap under the petals.
step 16
17. Peel your soap around the flower.
step 17
18. Divide the area around the flower into 12 equal parts.
step 18
19. Carve a round indent in each part.
step 19
20. Make 12 round petal shape cuts.
step 20
21. Remove the soap under the petals.
step 21
22. Carve round indents between the petals of the previous row.
step 22
23. Repeat step 20 for third row.
step 23
24. Remove the soap under the petals.
step 24
25. Draw lines in the petals with the point of the knife.
step 25
26. Smooth your soap around the flower.
step 26
27. Draw 4 leaves as shown.
step 27
28. Remove the soap around the leaf.
step 28
29. Carve a midrib.
step 29
30. Carve 4 V-shaped grooves.
step 30
31. Cut out the indents on the edges of leaves.
step 31
32. Repeat steps 28-31 for remaining three leaves.
step 32
33. Smooth the blanks.
step 33
34. Draw a scallop line as shown.
step 34
35. Carve the scallop line.
step 35
36. Carve 3 marquise shaped cuts as shown.
step 36
37. Make small holes.
step 37
38. Repeat three previous steps for remaining three blanks. Done!
step 38