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Periwinkle Flower

General info

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  • How to carve a periwinkle flower out of soap.
  • Beginner-friendly soap carving project
  • I made a beautiful periwinkle wreath with artificial leaves. No glue gun needed.
  • You can paint your soap flowers with whatever colors you like.
  • Difficulty: Easy

What you will need

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  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Paring knife
  • Toothpick
  • Food coloring
  • Water
  • Paint brush

Soap info

COW standard size soap (red box)

Used in tutorial

COW standard soap red
  • Available
  • COW brand
  • Floral scented
  • Size: 8 cm (3-1/8") x 5.5 cm (2-1/8") x 2.5 cm (1")
  • Weight: 90 g (3 oz)

Instruction video

Instructions

Carve the periwinkle flower

1.1 First, cut your soap a bit larger than the flower size you will make.
Then cut the piece of soap into 1.2cm thick.
Note: Gradually cut the soap not to break it and be careful not to get yourself hurt.
step 1.1
1.2 Cut out flower templates.
Thinly cut off the top of the soap to create a flat surface.
Place the flower template onto your soap, trace the outline with a toothpick.
step 1.2
1.3 Lihgtly cut along the outlines of petals so that the outline doesn't disappear.
step 1.3
1.4 Roughly cut out the flower shape with a paring knife.
step 1.4
1.5 Then cut out the flower shape along the outline with a carving knife.
step 1.5
1.6 Holding your carving knife vertically to the soap, cut five small slits between each petals.
step 1.6
1.7 Holding your carving knife at an almost flat angle, cut thin grooves in the petals.
step 1.7
1.8 Holding your carving knife at a slanted angle, cut out an indentation in the flower center.
step 1.8
1.9 (Step 9 and 10 are needed to make the periwinkle wreath) Flip over the flower.
Draw a circle outline on the bottom with a toothpick.
Holding your carving knife vertically, cut along the circle, then cut off the soap around the circle to create a disc shape.
step 1.9
1.10 Cut a groove all around the side of the disc.
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1.11 Repeat the process to make the desired number of flowers.
step 1.11
1.12 Paint the flowers with food coloring diluted with water.
Let them dry.
step 1.12

Make the periwinkle wreath

2.1 Cut as many pieces of wire as you have flowers into 18cm(7") lengths.
Wrap the piece of wire around the groove at the bottom of the flower.
Twist the wire to secure.
step 2.1
2.2 Attach the flowers to the wreath with wire.
Twist the wire to secure.
Cut off the excess wire.
step 2.2
2.3 Repeat with the remaining flowers.
Then, insert the artificial leaves into the wreath base.
step 2.3
2.4 All done!
step 2.4