Teddy bear candle mold

A teddy bear candle 85 mm tall: a round head with button eyes, a little nose and a smile, round ears, paws resting on a round tummy and two chubby legs stretched out in front with pads on the feet.

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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 seam runs from ear to ear, so the face, tummy and feet are the front half, and the tool's own seam check finds nothing stuck. No silicone needed.

A gift candle for a baby shower, a birthday or a nursery shelf. Pour it in honey brown, cream or pastel pink. The zip carries both halves, the teddy 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

• About 98 g of pillar wax: the cavity holds 109 ml
• A tabbed, primed wick for a 45 mm candle, about 110 mm long
• Rubber bands or clamps, and a clip or wick bar across the funnel

How to cast it

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 and trim the wick short, just above the head.