Clay soap dish

 

 

One of my new challenge for this year is to make a soap dish by myself. Ceramic was a good option but I couldn't cook it properly, I needed a kiln for that. Anyway, I finally used some air dry clay

So first step, I had to prepare my square. They have to be thick enough for a strong base but not much for a folding

 

I wanted to give them a natural wood effect. I did it with a thin blade. The problem was the time it took to realise it. It was too long to do that on each square and I didn't have any stamp, so I gave up the idea

 

 

 

 

Then, I did 5 holes in the middle of the square for the drainage and I cut 4 wood sticks with the same length for the support. The 4 balls are going to serve me as a support for the base
 

 

 

 

After putting all the pieces together, that's the result...

 

 

 

 

I don't have any pictures for the follow steps but there were very easy to describe. The soap dish had to dry for at least 5 days. For helping the process, I put them on the heating and after only 3 days, they were completely dry. Then, I soaked them into a special product to waterproof them. I did it twice for a real waterproof qualities. You normally can paint them before they are varnished but for a first attempt, I finally decided to let them with their rustic look. But I have a loot of ideas for the next one :) Shape, colour, effect, you can do a looot of things with clay


And that's it, it's easy as that!! I tried them in 2 different places, in a shower and along a bath. And I can assure you they are completely waterproof. I have no idea about the lifespan but for the moment it keep perfectly in my shower

 

Inspiration: I found this model on Pinterest