Make a Meaningful Graduation Gift

Make a Meaningful Graduation Gift

What Do You Need

  • 3D Printing Pen (We use Uni3D StD in this project)
  • PLA filament: black, white, yellow
  • Pencil (for shaping the square)
  • Flat surface (glass, acrylic, or silicone mat)
  • Scissors (optional for cleanup)
Uni3D Printing Pen held in hand, powered on and ready to use, with a pencil outline on a smooth working surface. Add Black PLA filament.
Step: 1. Draw and fill a square for the cap top
Use black filament to draw a square (approx. 4×4 cm) and fill it in completely to create a solid cap top.
Drawing and filling a 4×4 cm square using black filament to create the graduation cap top.
Step: 2. Add center details

After filling the square, draw diagonal lines from each corner to the center using black filament. Then build a small raised dot in the center—this will later hold the tassel. The diagonal lines help reinforce the top and make the structure look more defined.

Adding diagonal lines and a small center button to the filled square cap top using black filament for structure and tassel placement

Step: 3. Make for trapezoid panels for the cap sides.
Each trapezoid should be: top 2 cm, bottom 3 cm, height 2.2 cm. These form the sides of the cap. Use the 3D pen to join the four trapezoid panels into a square shape that forms the base of the cap.

Four black trapezoid panels made with a 3D pen, laid out next to the square cap top, ready for assembly
Step: 4. Attach the base to the cap top
Line up the cap base under the 4×4 cm square and use black filament to secure all sides.
Securing the assembled base to the filled square cap top using black filament
Step: 5. Create the tassel using white filament
Draw severl 3D  thin strands (about 2 cm long), tie or twist them together, and attach them to the center button.
Holding the 3D-printed graduation cap with a white tassel attached to the center button on top
Step: 6. Make a mini diploma scroll
Wrap white filament around a pencil or pen to shape a scroll. Then draw a bow using yellow filament and wrap it around the scroll.
Holding a white diploma scroll made with a 3D pen, wrapped with a yellow filament bow for decoration
Step: 7. Your graduation gift is ready!
A handmade 3D pen cap and diploma—small in size, big on meaning. Perfect as a heartfelt gift or personal keepsake.
Finished 3D-printed graduation cap and diploma scroll with yellow bow, placed on a clean surface as a final handmade gift.
🎓 Congratulations, Class of 2025!
Unicorn Glasgow celebrates your graduation with love, creativity, and courage.
Here’s to new dreams, bold steps, and stories yet to be drawn.

Tag someone who deserves this much love!"
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