There’s always a reason to make a beautiful vase on your 3D printer: whether it’s Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, as a gift, or just because. This 3D print vase stands out with its simple yet unique detail. The little hearts are either printed in a raised syle (embossed) in a different color, or alternatively, you can print the vase in a single color with recessed (debossed) hearts. Finally, a project where you can try out and show off multi-color printing. As always, you can find the matching 3D printing files in our shop.

Inside the vase is a removable flower disc, also known as a flower frog or divider. This makes it easier to arrange the flowers, especially when the vase isn’t completely filled. The flower arranger ensures that your floral composition stays perfectly aligned and the flowers stand securely—perfect for anyone looking to 3D print a vase and customize it to their liking.

The color of your vase depends on the filament you choose. For the fully printed DIY vases shown here, I selected stylish, matte filaments in bold color combinations. All the filaments used, as well as the corresponding STL and STEP files, are linked in the 3D printing guide below. This way, you decide for yourself whether you want your vase to be a real eye-catcher or more in a minimalist detail style.

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3D printed parts

• 016000_Flower_Vase_Single-Color (STL file)
• 016100_Flower_Vase_Multi-Color (STEP file)
• 016200_Flower_Frog_Divider (STL file)

The 3D print file for multicolor printing is a STEP file, which can be imported into any slicer just like an STL file. The advantage of this specific file is that the small hearts are already separate objects, making them very easy to select. Assigning a different filament color in the slicer is then really simple using these objects, and you don’t have to individually color each little heart.

The 3D printed flower vases are 190 mm tall (Z-axis) and have a diameter of 100 mm. Therefore, any standard 3D printer with a minimum build volume of 120 x 120 x 190 mm is suitable for this project. To print the multicolor version, the printer must be equipped with a multicolor printing system (e.g. Bambu Lab AMS, Prusa MMU, or Creality CFS-C).

3D print settings

The 3D print vases shown here were printed with the following parameters:

• Layer height 0.2 mm and 15% infill (grid)

Used 3D printing filament and 3D printer

The vases shown in this guide were printed on a Bambu Lab X1C (beige single-color 3D printed vase) and a Bambu Lab P2S with AMS (pink and red multi-color vase) using a 0.4 mm nozzle with the following filaments:

• Beige: OVERTURE Matte Beige PLA Filament*
• Pink: ELEGOO PLA matt Sakura Rose* (currently unavailable) – alternatively ELEGOO PLA Pink Filament*
• Red: Bambulab PLA Basic Red – alternatively ELEGOO PLA Red Filament*

With the selected settings, approximately 180 g of filament is used for the 3D printed vase (excluding purge and purge tower filament). At a price of 20 EUR per kilogram, this amounts to about 4 EUR in material costs for a 3D print flower vase.

The print time for a single-color vase is about 4 hours (Bambulab X1C), while the print time for the multicolor vase is about 11 hours (Bambulab P2S with AMS).

Instructions: How to 3D print a vase

3D print the vases and flower discs (frogs) is incredibly easy – just load the 3D model into your slicer and then send it to the 3D printer. The models are designed so that no supports are needed during printing.

Safety Guidelines

Safety first! Read and follow the assembly instructions!

Read the entire assembly manual carefully and follow all instructions and safety guidelines. If anything is unclear, just reach out to support (support@3d-druck-vorlagen.de).

These instructions are only intended for persons of legal age (over 18 years old). If you lack knowledge in handling the tools or processes that occur, then it is essential to seek the help of trained persons. The preparation and assembly of the project is at your own risk.

3D printing of the parts

3D printing is straightforward. The STL and STEP files come pre-oriented, so all you have to do is drop them onto the build plate in your slicer. The images below show the 3D printed parts on a Bambulab P2S build plate and “in action” holding a bouquet.

3D printed parts

Shown here is the multicolor version of the vase and the flower arranger on the build plate of the Bambulab P2S printer:

The various versions of the 3D printed vase designs are shown in detail below.

Of course, you can 3D print these mini heart vases in any color or material you want, such as recycled PETG.

The following images show 3D printed vases made of PLA plastic filament in pink and beige.

Check out the following great shots of the vases. Enjoy the printing process, and I hope you have a great time gifting these smart and stylish pieces.

Disclaimer

The instructions and the associated files are an inspiration of Ingenieurbüro Dr. Janko GmbH to build this project yourself. Since Ingenieurbüro Dr. Janko GmbH has no way of checking and influencing the required quality of the printed components and purchased parts as well as the quality of the assembly and the correct functioning of the project or if any inadmissible changes and modifications to the project has been made, Ingenieurbüro Dr. Janko GmbH accepts no liability for functionality, stability or damage incurred by the project.