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Gift box candle mold

A wrapped gift box candle, 73 mm tall: a lidded box, a raised ribbon on all four sides and a bow on top. A rigid two-part print.

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3D render of a red gift box candle with a raised ribbon and a bow on top between the two printed halves of its rigid two-part mold
Candle wax ~246 g

A gift box candle 73 mm tall and 61 by 64 mm across: a cube with a lid lip, a raised ribbon crossing over the lid and running down all four sides, and a bow of two loops, a knot and two short tails on top.

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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's loops stand in the plane of the seam, so their holes run the way the mold opens, and the tool's own seam check finds nothing stuck. No silicone needed.

A present that is itself a present: pour it red and paint the ribbon gold, or white with a red ribbon, and give it in a clear box. The zip carries both halves, the gift box 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.

Gift box candle mold at a glance: every printed part with its size, print time, filament, print settings and the three steps to use it
How this mold works

What you need

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  • About 176 g of pillar wax: the cavity holds 195 ml
  • A tabbed, primed wick for a 60 mm candle, about 90 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. PETG takes hot wax best.

  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 at the knot of the bow and paint the ribbon if you like.

Print details

8 h 10 minPrint time
~246 gFilament
2Printed parts
73 × 85 × 94 mmSize (W x D x H)
All print details
Print details
Cast materialCandle wax
Printed parts2
Size (W x D x H)73 x 85 x 94 mm
Print bed needed85 x 38 mm, 94 mm tall
Filament~246 g
Layer height0.2 mm
Infill40%
SupportsNot needed
DownloadZIP: 2 printed parts (STL) + candle master (STL) + print sheet + recipe
Added2026-10-29
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ZIP: 2 printed parts (STL) + candle master (STL) + print sheet + recipe

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Questions about this design

How do I paint the ribbon on the gift box candle?

Pour the box in one colour, let it cool fully, then paint the raised ribbon and the bow with candle paint or acrylic mixed with candle medium, using a small flat brush. Gold on red, red on white and silver on navy all read well from across a room.

Where does the wick come out of the gift box candle?

Out of the knot of the bow, where the pour funnel sits. Drop a tabbed wick in before you close the halves so the tab sits in the middle of the box floor. The box is about 60 mm wide, so a wick sized for a 60 mm pillar burns it evenly.

Can I make the gift box candle in two colours?

Yes. Pour the box most of the way in white, let it set until firm, then top it up in red: the lid and bow come out red over a white box. Or keep one colour and dip only the top in a contrasting overdip wax.

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