Secret Soap Carving 2

General info

main photo
  • Recommend watching video first! It's surprise!
  • Difficulty: Advanced

What you will need

supplies
  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Paring knife
  • Toothpick
  • Spoon

Optional

  • Beads
  • Rhinestones
  • Craft glue

Soap info

Red round soap

Used in tutorial

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

1. Cut off the top of the soap, bit by bit.
step 1
2. Draw a circle and divide it into 8 equal parts.
step 2
3. Draw 8 small circles in each part.
step 3
4. Holding the carving knife at a right angle, deeply cut the small circles.
step 4
5. Cut off the soap around the small circles.
step 5
6. Carve a row of 5 petals of the first layer.
step 6
7. Carve second row of 5 petals.
step 7
8. Repeat steps 6-7 for remaining 7 rose buds.
step 8
9. Trim the center of the soap.
step 9
10. Carve an outer petal.
step 10
11. Repeat previous step for remaining 8 outer petals.
step 11
12. Tilting the knife, cut off the soap by the 8 rose buds.
step 12
13. Deeply stick the knife to the soap, then slowly smooth the edge of the soap.
step 13
14. Cut out the chunk of the soap inside of the 8 roses.
step 14
15. Remove the chunk.
step 15
16. Put the center of the soap back for a moment and draw the butterfly shape.
step 16
17. Carve the wide V-shaped groove for the butterfly wings.
step 17
18. Cut the butterfly shape.
step 18
19. Remove the soap around the butterfly.
step 19
20. Smooth the sides of the center hole in the soap.
step 20
21. Put the center of the soap back.
step 21
22. Fill in the gaps with the soap scraps.
step 22
23. Scoop out the top of the soap with a spoon.
step 23
24. (Optional) Decorate the soap with beads and rhinestones.
step 24