soap carving...

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soap carving...

Post by browneyes12 » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:37 am

anyone ever try soap carving? i'm reading a book where this girls T suggested that she try carving soap when she's urgy...anyone ever try it?
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Post by disastercake » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:51 am

i've found those fancy soaps in the shapes of things or red bars of soap, or soap on a rope for some reason helps
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Post by Cuppy » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:07 am

Never tried that, but thats interesting, It seems like it might at least be a good distraction. :star:
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Post by ultimate starshine » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:21 pm

never tried it but it seems like a good idea.
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Post by PassingCloud » Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:24 pm

i've done that. and it was lots of fun. just be careful you don't breathe in too much soap while you do it. it makes for a BAD headache. :roll:
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Post by Roxi » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:54 pm

sounds like a nice idea - but probably not the best for me. I don't think I trust myself with a carving instrument when I'm feeling urgey; I just wouldn't want to risk it...
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Post by browneyes12 » Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:38 am

good point
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Post by PassingCloud » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:37 pm

well if we're talking about soap here? right? you can use a butter knife. and nails and stuff for details. it doesn'T have to be anything overly sharp. :)
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Post by Cuppy » Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:36 am

I haven't been able to think of what to carve the bar into. I keep lookin at it and all I see is....a bar. :roll: (just to clarify, I'm not sittin around staring at a bar of soap all day) :o lol It's just that my creativity isn't very good right now I guess. :-? I know the point is just to carve at it, instead of myself, but it seems like my concentration on it would be greater if I had an end result in mind. What kinda stuff has anybody else carved?
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Post by browneyes12 » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:40 am

i was thinking of a heart...
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Post by Cuppy » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:04 am

:star: That's an awesome idea :star: :1hurray:
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Post by browneyes12 » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:09 am

sweet...i'm glad you liked it!
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Post by Cuppy » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:23 am

It's just perfect ya know, it's a simple enough shape to be able to focus on, when it's hard to focus on much of anything. It's also a good symbol to focus on and it'll actually turn into something usable and cool lookin when you've finished carving it. :)
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Post by browneyes12 » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:42 am

yeah that's what i was pretty much thinking!
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Post by Cuppy » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:46 am

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Post by PassingCloud » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:02 am

i tried to carve a pig once because it was the first thing i looked at when i was looking for an idea. but ... it didn't turn out to be a pig in the end but a pretty cool looking bear. whatever works. :)
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Post by Roxi » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:37 am

a butter knife! :) good idea!
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Post by Cuppy » Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:31 pm

PassingCloud: I was thinking about that, if I start a heart, it might end up being something different, but that would be ok too. Cool, you made a bear, wow! :)

Roxi: I was reading that a potato peeler works well too. Fairly safe object. :)

Browneyes12: I started a heart! :)
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Post by MusicalMorphine » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:43 pm

I totally read this as soap craving :lol:
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Post by browneyes12 » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:27 pm

lol...soap craving...the only bad thing about soap cravings is the foaming at the mouth afterwards....

cuppy...sweet you'll have to let me know how it turns out...
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