Roses are a timeless symbol of love, making them perfect gifts for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, International Women’s Day, and other romantic occasions.
While natural roses fade, 3D printed roses last forever, doubling as decorative keepsakes that preserve your special moments. These unique creations will remind your loved ones of you for years to come.
And while there are many stunning models out there, you can make them even more unique by choosing special filaments to print them with, like silk, dual-color, or rainbow.
If you don’t own a 3D printer but still want to create one of these beautiful roses, consider using Craftcloud. With manufacturers all over the world, it’s as simple as uploading the model, selecting your filament of choice, and opting for the delivery date that suits you best. You’ll have your model printed and delivered right to your doorstep before the last petal falls!
With Five Types of Stems
This realistic rose model offers five different stem designs, giving you plenty of variety to choose from. The leaves are printed flat on the build plate and then can be slightly reshaped using a hair dryer or heat gun to make them look even more lifelike. You just have to heat and twist!
Printing profiles uploaded to MakerWorld by the designer include a 0.16-mm layer height, 15% infill, and no supports. PLA is also recommended, probably because of this material’s temperature sensibility. It would be the easiest material to get the best results with while heating to reshape it.
- Who made it: Anko
- How printable/popular is it: This romantic flower has over 1,500 makes reported by MakerWorld.
- Where to find it: MakerWorld
Valentine Rose of Love
This creative rose, which won Printables’ Valentine’s Classics design challenge of 2024, features the word “Love” integrated into its stem. The model prints flat, with elegantly contoured petals and two leaves for a minimalist yet striking effect. It’s a quick and easy project perfect for last-minute gifts that still show appreciation and thought.
This is a nice design that can be further personalized by either painting it or by changing the filament at a chosen layer height. It also works well with a holographic build plate, to create a sparkle finish on one side.
While the designer didn’t include printing tips, PLA with a layer height of 0.2 mm or 0.24 mm should do the trick nicely – and no supports are needed.
Due to the intricate geometry, some stringing might happen, but that is easily solved with some post-processing.
- Who made it: ArgiCZ
- How printable/popular is it: This handy gift has over 190 makes, while the design has been downloaded over 12,000 times.
- Where to find it: Printables
Spiral Vase
This elegant vase-mode model combines a rose with intricate and beautiful spiral detailing.
With vase mode, instead of stacking layers, the printing happens in a continuous spiral path, forming a thin wall without a seam and without any infill.
The designer shared six STL models, in three different sizes and with or without the bottom part. The model was tested with a 0.2-mm layer height and a 0.4-mm nozzle, so standard print settings should do the trick nicely. That said, if your print is getting blobs, check out Geek Detour’s YouTube video for troubleshooting.
And for the whole setup, the Stem in Vase Mode is ready to download! And for an even more complete rosy layout, pair it with the Container Version of Vase Rose. This remix features just the outer petals, forming a stylish rose container. It might not be the sturdiest of holders, but it’ll definitely look good.
- Who made it: lytta
- How printable/popular is it: This elegant design has over 1,900 makes; if that’s not popular, we don’t know what is!
- Where to find it: Printables
Heart-Shaped Gift Box
This heart-shaped gift box features a delicate rose cutout design, perfect for holding chocolates or small treats. Composed of two parts, the box itself plus the lid, the original model is about 20 cm in size, making it a substantial and thoughtful gift.
Depending on the size of your printer, you can print the lid and box in two takes or scale the model down to print both parts at once. The lid fits covering the box, so keep in mind the dimensional accuracy of the printer.
While no settings have been shared by the designer, printing it in PLA with a 0.2- or 0.24-mm layer height without supports should do the trick nicely.
- Who made it: Tusha
- How printable/popular is it: This useful design has over 800 downloads and 8 makes, including a couple with different colors for an added touch.
- Where to find it: Printables
Bear
This adorable bear is covered entirely in a texture of small roses, making it two gifts in one: A teddy bear and a bouquet of roses!
The model stands about 10 cm tall and, contrary to what the complex geometry suggests, it’s designed to be printed without supports. Although there is a recommendation from the designer to not scale below 75% for optimal results, probably because of the thin wall that forms the roses, some makers got until 60% with acceptable outcomes.
The designer recommends using PLA with a 0.12-mm layer height, while printing profiles include a layer height of 0.2 mm, 2 walls, and 15% infill. Shared photos show that both resolutions work quite well.
Given the special geometry, this model would look particularly impressive in dual-color and color-changing filament!
- Who made it: Kocyns
- How printable/popular is it: This versatile gift has over 7,000 makes according to MakerWorld, and it’s easy to see why.
- Where to find it: MakerWorld
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