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Bee embosser

A bee in a hexagon, no words: a small embosser for letters, envelopes and honey jar labels.

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3D render of the printed bee embosser, open flat on its hinge, with the raised die and the matching cavity, next to a card embossed with its mark
Paper ~13 g

A bee seen from above, with a striped body and open wings, inside a honeycomb hexagon. No text, so it suits anything. Seal letters, mark the corner of your notepaper, or emboss the labels and tags on honey jars, candles and soap. At 50 mm it is small enough to reach most places on a card.

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Made with our free paper embosser maker, not modelled by hand: we drew the picture in code, uploaded it and set a 50 by 50 mm plate; the page traced it into the raised die and cut the matching cavity into the other plate. It prints as ONE part: the male die with the raised design and the female die with the matching cavity, joined by a print-in-place hinge, flat and open on the bed with no supports. Fold it shut over a card and squeeze. The design is 30 by 34 mm with a 1 mm relief. The zip holds exactly what the tool gives you, as an STL and as a 3MF with the relief as its own coloured part, plus the picture, to change and upload again.

Shown as a 3D render of the printed embosser and a card embossed with its mark, not a photo.

Bee embosser at a glance: every printed part with its size, print time, filament, print settings and the three steps to use it

What you need

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  • Card or paper of 160 to 300 gsm: cardstock, kraft tags, envelopes or letter paper
  • About 13 g of PLA or PETG

How to use it

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  1. Print it as exported, flat and open like a book, no supports.

  2. Once it has cooled, fold the hinge shut and open a few times to free the pin.

  3. Slide the card between the plates as far as the spot you want to emboss.

  4. Close the embosser and squeeze firmly for a second, then open it and slide the card out.

  5. For a mark that stands out, rub a little white or gold ink over the raised side.

Print details

25 minPrint time
~13 gFilament
1Printed parts
54 × 50 × 8 mmSize (W x D x H)
All print details
Print details
Works withPaper
Printed parts1
Size (W x D x H)54 x 50 x 8 mm
Print bed needed102 x 50 mm, 8 mm tall
Filament~13 g
Layer height0.2 mm
Infill15%
SupportsNot needed
DownloadZIP: hinged embosser (STL + coloured 3MF) + print sheet + artwork (PNG, SVG) + README
Added2026-09-28
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Made with the free Paper embosser generator. Upload your own shape and get the same kind of tool built from it, in your browser.

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Free for personal use. Selling the pieces you cast needs a commercial licence (Pro or Founder); passing on the file itself is not permitted on any plan. Full terms.

New to casting? Read the embosser guide.

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Questions about this design

Is the bee embosser good for honey jar labels?

Yes, emboss the labels before you stick them on, on thick label paper or kraft tags. Self-adhesive vinyl does not hold an embossed mark, so for vinyl labels emboss a paper tag and tie it to the jar instead.

What size mark does the bee embosser make?

The hexagon is about 34 mm tall and 30 mm wide on the 50 mm plate, and its centre sits about 25 mm in from the edge of the sheet, so the mark fits the corner of a letter, a tag or a small label.

How long does the bee embosser take to print?

About 25 minutes and 13 g of PLA on a current printer at 0.2 mm layers, as one print-in-place part. The time is estimated from the files, not sliced; at 0.12 mm layers for the crispest design it takes about half as long again.

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