This holiday season, turn your child’s favorite stuffed animal or beloved pet into a one of a kind 3D printed Christmas ornament! Using 3D printing, you can capture every adorable detail—from floppy ears to tiny paws and create a keepsake that brings big smiles year after year. It’s a fun, creative way to make your tree extra special and celebrate the memories that mean the most.
Here are some quick tips on how you can do this! I used AI many times to make this project.
- Take a Picture – Take a high quality picture of your pet or stuffy. (In my case, I did not take a great picture and had to do minor touch-ups later)
- Create a cartoon version of your stuffy/pet – Upload it to Chat GPT (Ask it to make a cartoon version of your picture) with a transparent background. This will smooth out your design of what you are looking to print. If you
- Convert Image to 3d Modal – Upload that picture to a image to 3d print program (I used a free one, not sure how long it will last)
- https://hyper3d.ai/ – I was able to download my files without paying at all!
- Upload to Blender to make small modifications – You might want to make small modifications before you print. If you take a high quality picture, this might not be needed.
- I moved where the tail was located
- I also made a small hole where I want to ornament string to go through
- 3D Print the Design – Upload it to your program to print.
- Paint the 3d Printed ornament – You will want to use acrylic paint to paint your ornament. I bought this from amazon, super affordable and great option for painting 3d Printed ornaments.