Christmas Tree Themed Container

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Christmas is just around the corner and I wanted to create something festive, so I decided to design a container that looks like a Christmas tree. The uploaded model can be used to store treats like candy or jewelry, or anything else you'd like. It stands about 23 cm tall and 11 cm wide, and you can easily scale it up or down as needed. To ensure stability, I added a thick base and printed it in different colors - grey-brown would look great, but pine green is also a good option. However, I noticed some movement when I changed the filament, which resulted in a slight layer shift. You can customize this design by printing 3D greetings on one side, adding an angel to the top, or even attaching some decorations. I left it plain for now, but you can definitely get creative with it! Another idea is to add a hole at the bottom so you can insert a LED light, and if you need to do that, it's best to print with low infill (15%)-balance strength vs transparency. I printed the top at 100%(0.2 resolution) and the bottom at 20% (0.3 resolution). Enjoy this festive design! Merry Christmas! Update: December 15, 2019 I 3D printed some decorations by scaling down designs from links below to 1 cm with heights of 2 mm, and I also scaled down an angel model that I glued onto the Christmas tree. New pictures of the final design have been uploaded. If you're feeling adventurous, you could combine decorations with the tree using the array command, but unless you had a multiple extruder it might not turn out well. Colorme3D- Color Me 3D Star: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3247062 Pawelek209- Bell (Christmas Ornament): https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3230007 Ardesi_Marco- Christmas decorations: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2958976 kendel3d- Snowflake 3: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3246193 Xeontiger- Angel Christmas tree topper: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3270893 I'd like to thank the creators of these models for letting me use them!