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Christmas bow candle mold

A 111 mm ribbon bow candle with puffy loops and V-cut tails. A rigid two-part print, no silicone.

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3D render of a blush pink ribbon bow candle between the two printed halves of its rigid orange and blue mold
Candle wax ~217 g Pro early access

A bow candle 111 mm wide, 52 mm tall and 28 mm deep: two puffy loops with the fold of the ribbon pressed into each face and pleats running into a wrapped knot, and two tails with V-cut ends that it stands on.

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The mold is exactly what our two-part candle mold generator builds for it: two rigid halves with rubber-band grooves, pry pockets and a pour funnel on top. The bow is sculpted so every point of its front shows from straight ahead and every point of its back from straight behind, which is what lets a rigid mold open off it: the tool's own seam check finds nothing stuck. The top edge of each loop falls away from the knot, so the air rises to the pour hole over the knot and the loop tips fill.

The coquette bow is one of the most wanted candle shapes right now: pour it in blush pink, cream or red for Christmas, and give one with a gift. The zip carries both halves, the bow master as its own STL, the tool's own print-settings sheet and a recipe file for the generator.

Shown as a 3D render of the printed mold halves pulled apart around the candle they cast, not a photo.

What you need

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  • About 52 g of pillar wax: the cavity holds 57 ml
  • A tabbed, primed wick for a small candle, about 80 mm long
  • Rubber bands or clamps, and a clip or wick bar across the funnel

How to cast it

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  1. Print both halves as exported. Clamp-strength settings: 4 walls, 40% gyroid infill, no supports.

  2. Drop a tabbed wick into one half so the tab sits on the cavity floor, close the halves and band them along the whole seam.

  3. Clip the wick centred across the pour funnel and pour at 65 to 75 C.

  4. Once the first pour is firm but still warm, top up the funnel. Wax shrinks, and the second pour fills the dip.

  5. Cool fully, open the halves at the pry pockets, trim the wick and cut the sprue off the top of the knot.

Print details

7 h 10 minPrint time
~217 gFilament
2Printed parts
40 × 132 × 74 mmSize (W x D x H)
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Print details
Cast materialCandle wax
Printed parts2
Size (W x D x H)40 x 132 x 74 mm
Print bed needed132 x 21 mm, 74 mm tall
Filament~217 g
Layer height0.2 mm
Infill40%
SupportsNot needed
DownloadZIP: 2 printed parts (STL) + candle master (STL) + print sheet + recipe
Added2026-09-25

Pro early access until October 25, 2026, then free with any account.

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Made with the free Rigid box mold generator. Upload your own model and get the same kind of mold built around it, in your browser.

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.

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Questions about this design

Where does the wick go in the bow candle?

Down through the knot, where the pour funnel sits. Drop a tabbed wick in before you close the halves so the tab rests in the cavity between the tails, and clip it centred across the funnel. The knot is the thickest part of the bow, so the candle burns down from there.

Will the loops of the bow candle fill with wax?

Yes. The top edge of each loop slopes down away from the knot, so as the wax rises the air runs uphill to the pour hole instead of being trapped at a loop tip. Pour at 70 to 75 C so the thin tips fill before the wax starts to set.

Can I make the bow candle in two colours?

Pour it in one colour, then paint the knot or dry-brush the pleats with a pearl or gold mica once it is out. A white bow with a pale gold knot or a pink bow with a pearl sheen both photograph well.

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