Tulip

General info

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  • Multiple tulips can be arranged (see video)
  • Difficulty: Easy

What you will need

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  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Scraping tool
  • Paring knife
  • Awl
  • 10 cm (3.94") x 10 cm (3.94") piece of fabric
  • Plastic or metal wire
  • Craft glue
  • Scissors
  • Floral tape

Soap info

Ichigo Milk soap

Used in tutorial

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

Carve the tulip flower

1.1 Cut a soap into quarters.
step 1.1
1.2 Cut the soap piece to make the shape of the tulip flower.
step 1.2
1.3 Make a hole in the center.
step 1.3
1.4 Divide the soap into 3 sections.
step 1.4
1.5 Carve 3 petals of the first row.
step 1.5
1.6 Round the sides of the center of the flower.
step 1.6
1.7 Carve 3 petals of the second row.
step 1.7
1.8 Round the center.
step 1.8
1.9 Using a scraping tool, remove the soap.
step 1.9
1.10 Tulip flower is finished!
step 1.10
1.11 (Optional) Paint tulip flower in red.
step 1.11

Make a stem and leaves

2.1 Apply the glue to the fabric.
step 2.1
2.2 Lay the plastic/metal wire.
step 2.2
2.3 Fold the fabric in half, covering the wire.
step 2.3
2.4 Cut out a leaf shape. Repeat first four steps of this section for each remaining leaf.
step 2.4
2.5 Wrap the floral tape around the plastic/metal wire as shown.
step 2.5
2.6 Stick the plastic/metal wire into the flower.
step 2.6
2.7 Wrap the tape around the base of leaf/leaves.
step 2.7
2.8 Your whole tulip is finished!
step 2.8