FRAMED ROSES
How to carve a cute and attractive framed roses in soap.This soap can be used as not only soap for bathing butalso as a hanging decoration.
Soap - cut technique.Intermediate.
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What You Will Need |
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| Soap :Use any color of soap you like. :Rectangular or oval soap is recommended.  TIP :How To Choose Soft Soap This orange soap is a normal store-bought soapin Japan,and it is called "Muse soap". 3oz/80g bar soap. About 9cm(3-5/8") x 6cm (2-1/2"). 3cm(1-1/4") in thickness.  Carving knifeSculpting Tool (or Binder clip)Toothpick (optional) Piece of ribbon |
Instruction Video 
STEP 1
:How to carve the roses and leaves1. Thinly cut off the top of the soap to create a flat surface.
2. Draw a circle in the center of the soap with a toothpick.
The diameter is half of the length of the soap.
Then divide the circle into a five equal parts, and mark
five points.
How to divide a circle without any special tools.A compass,protractor ruler are not needed.
3. Draw a petal shape in each part as shown.
4.Holding the carving knife at a right angle,deeply cut the
circle, then tilt the knife a bit, cut the five petals.
5.Cut off the soap around the petals.
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6. Thinly slice off the edge of the petal, then cut off the
soap inside the petal, leaving a 2mm edge of the petal.
7. Repeat to the other four petals.
Five petals of the first layer are done.
8. Draw five petals of the second layer between the petals
of the first layer with a toothpick.
Then cut the five petals.
9.Cut off the soap around the petals of the second layer.
10. Then thinly slice off the egde of the petal, then cut off
the soap inside the petal in the same way as the first
layer.
Repeat to the other four petals.
The second layer is done.
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11. Draw three curved lines in the center of the flower
to create three petals of the center bud.
12.Holding the carving knife at a right angle,cut the three
curved lines.
Then carve the first petal of the center : thinly cut off the
soap inside the petal,and trim the edges of the petal.
13. Repeat to the other two petals.
The first row of the center bud is done.
14. Trim the center of the soap into a dome shape.
15.Carve the five petal of the second row in the center.
Then trim the soap inside the petals to lower the center
of the flower.
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16.Slice off the soap around the flower,then draw a circle
for the small rose and two leaf shapes on each side of
the flower.
17.Carve two leaf shapes and a circle,and carve a midrib
and six small pointed oval shaped indents in each leaf.
18.Carve a small rose in the same way as the center bud
of the large rose. Repeat these steps to the other side.
19.Flatten the blanks.
All roses and the leaves are done
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STEP 2 : Soap Cutting
20.Flip the soap over,cut about 5mm(1/4") inside from
the edge of the bottom.
21.Cut off the soap inside.
22. Then,remove the soap with a sculpting tool or a binder
clip to flatten the soap.
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23.Flip the soap over,cut about 5mm(1/4") inside from
the edge of the soap except flowers and leaves.
Then cut out the soap between flowers/leaves and
the frame.
24.Cut out the bottom of the soap as needed.
Your framed roses are done.
(Optional) Tie a bow with ribbon.
FRAMED ROSES ( LUX SOAP)
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How to carveThe process of how to carve the framed roses
in LUX soap is the same.
1.Draw a circle in the center of the soap.
The diameter is half of the length of the soap.
Then divide the circle into a five equal parts, and draw
five petal shapes in each part .
2.Carve two layers of petals around the center circle.
3. Carve the center bud.
Draw a small circle and two leaf shapes on each side.
4.Carve two small roses and four leaves.
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5.Flatten the bottom of the soap with the carving knife.
6. Remove the soap inside the bottom.
7.Cut out the soap between the flowers/leaves and the
frame.
(Bottom)
Done.
White soap. Normal store-bought 3 pack soap in Japan.
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