Print the Holidays 2025: The Results Are In
By MakerViking
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The votes are counted and the winners are in. Print the Holidays 2025 brought incredible holiday 3D prints from across the maker community, with over $1,300 in prizes from LDO Motors, E3D, Phaetus, and Siraya Tech.
<p class="mb 2" <em Well, that was something.</em </p <p class="mb 2" When I launched Print the Holidays back in December, I honestly wasn't sure what to expect. TinkerAtlas is still young. We're a community of makers building something together, and contests are always a bit of a gamble. Would people actually enter? Would voting feel fair? Would it just be awkward silence and tumbleweeds?</p <p class="mb 2" None of that happened. What happened instead was makers from across the community submitting genuinely impressive holiday prints, rallying their friends to vote, and turning this contest into something way more exciting than I could have planned on paper.</p <p class="mb 2" <strong So let's talk winners.</strong </p <h2 class="font bold" The Judge's Pick: FirstLayer's Christmas Cottage</h2 <img src="https://tinkeratlas.com/ next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.tinkeratlas.com%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Fcontest entries%2Feedd9f53 fdbb 45e3 ade4 0e9bb1c62093%2F1766309418614 wnijar.jpg&w=3840&q=75" alt="Christmas Cottage Image 1" height="auto" <p class="mb 2" Designed by Kijaidesign</p <p class="mb 2" Three judges. Hours of back and forth. More favorites than we could reasonably pick.</p <p class="mb 2" That's how the Judge's Choice process went. We started by each selecting our standout entries, then debated the finalists until we landed on a consensus. FirstLayer's Christmas Cottage earned it. The design, created by Kijaidesign, captures the Christmas spirit in a way that just feels right. Cozy, detailed, and exactly the kind of print you'd want sitting on your shelf through December.<br <br <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://tinkeratlas.com/profile/eedd9f53 fdbb 45e3 ade4 0e9bb1c62093" FirstLayer</a walks away with the grand prize: an AWD CNC Kit from LDO Motors, a £100 E3D gift card, and Lifetime TinkerAtlas+. That's roughly $483 worth of maker goodness heading their way.<br <br <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d print christmas cottage 143834" Download the model here</a </p <h2 class="font bold" Community Vote Winners</h2 <p class="mb 2" The community picked their favorites through open voting, and honestly? You all have great taste.</p <h3 class="font bold" <strong First Place: traxman25 with Krampus Life Size Diorama (91 votes)</strong </h3 <img src="https://tinkeratlas.com/ next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.tinkeratlas.com%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Fcontest entries%2F844c8a5a f0b1 472b b6bb c0c2ffb6b400%2F1766357681581 jicxde.jpg&w=3840&q=75" alt="Krampus life size diorama Image 1" height="auto" <p class="mb 2" Design by ESCreative</p <p class="mb 2" Let's be clear about what happened here. Someone printed a life size Krampus diorama. For Christmas. The absolute audacity of this project won over the community, and rightfully so. <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://tinkeratlas.com/profile/844c8a5a f0b1 472b b6bb c0c2ffb6b400" Traxman25</a takes home the Jabberwocky Toolhead Kit from Phaetus plus Lifetime TinkerAtlas+. That's around $345 in prizes.<br <br <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d print the curse of krampus 264270" Download the model here</a </p <h3 class="font bold" <strong Second Place: Killa Prints with Santa's Toy Factory (86 votes)</strong </h3 <img src="https://tinkeratlas.com/ next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.tinkeratlas.com%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Fcontest entries%2F5bea78bd 269a 4e5c 9e72 1cc5c4532a26%2F1766270867169 2qwc3z.jpg&w=3840&q=75" alt="Santa's Toy Factory Image 1" height="auto" <p class="mb 2" Design by Fulv</p <p class="mb 2" Santa's workshop by Fulv brought to life through 3D printing. <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://tinkeratlas.com/profile/5bea78bd 269a 4e5c 9e72 1cc5c4532a26" Killa Prints</a delivered the holiday magic with this one, and 86 voters agreed. The prize? An Orbiter 2.5 extruder, an ArkFly Build Plate from LDO Motors, and a year of TinkerAtlas+. Roughly $188 total.<br <br <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://thangs.com/designer/Fulv/3d model/The%20Toy%20Factory%20%28Bundle%20Version%29 1155382?srsltid=AfmBOop568Zt7c46Styc1pmrdqQceDH5KPpumoXjDDZagK9QIo5NB9Wy" Download the model here</a </p <h3 class="font bold" <strong Third Place: steven poole68 with Gingerbread Star Destroyer Kit (64 votes)</strong </h3 <img src="https://tinkeratlas.com/ next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.tinkeratlas.com%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Fcontest entries%2F59fa0339 3e50 4d30 933d 8ca7bffb66ff%2F1766199384827 jylsec.jpg&w=3840&q=75" alt="Gingerbread Star Destroyer Kit Image 1" height="auto" <p class="mb 2" Sometimes you see a project title and immediately know you need to see it. Gingerbread Star Destroyer Kit by Kit Kiln is one of those. Steven combined holiday vibes with Star Wars in a way that somehow works. Third place gets PEBA 95A Black filament from Siraya Tech plus six months of TinkerAtlas+. About $100 in value.<br <br <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://thangs.com/designer/The%20Kit%20Kiln/3d model/Gingerbread%20Star%20Destroyer%20 %20Star%20Wars%20Christmas%20Kit%20%7C%20No%20Supports%2C%20No%20AMS%2C%20No%20Glue 1477508?srsltid=AfmBOorRERYVh5EFgrhnYlRHUbqNbjz xMWlqcN4LrfslexGZMafQyRe" Download the model here</a </p <h3 class="font bold" Siraya Tech Prize Winners (4th through 7th)</h3 <img src="https://tinkeratlas.com/ next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.tinkeratlas.com%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Fcontest entries%2Ffa5c51a0 3222 4bff 866b a1a9525da92b%2F1766218278098 7lwsag.jpg&w=3840&q=75" alt="Star Juletide Wars Image 1" height="auto" <p class="mb 2" Fourth through seventh place each received premium Siraya Tech filament plus TinkerAtlas+ subscriptions.</p <p class="mb 2" Dragonfire411 took fourth with the <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://thangs.com/designer/The%20Kit%20Kiln/3d model/Gingerbread%20Star%20Destroyer%20 %20Star%20Wars%20Christmas%20Kit%20%7C%20No%20Supports%2C%20No%20AMS%2C%20No%20Glue 1477508?srsltid=AfmBOorRERYVh5EFgrhnYlRHUbqNbjz xMWlqcN4LrfslexGZMafQyRe" Gingerbread Star Destroyer by Kit Kiln</a as an ornament print and gets TPU Air Black (50 votes). TechJeeper landed fifth with a Christmas Vacation Advent Calendar by <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://makerworld.com/en/models/13307 christmas vacation advent house v3 profileId 338160" mcmaven</a , that he remixed and he gets ASA GF Black (49 votes). JediSpidey's<a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://thangs.com/designer/The%20Kit%20Kiln/3d model/Christmas%20Charlie%20Chunk%20 %20Charlie%20Brown%20Kit%20%7C%20No%20Supports%2C%20No%20AMS%2C%20No%20Glue 1473827?srsltid=AfmBOooFCYx7aonCSlhtpCNocwHh5uZNOHn8MF5q3zsH6VyuYrRYP la" Merry Christmas Charlie Brown by Kit Kiln</a took sixth, earning TPU 85A Black (46 votes). And Lostboy73's Star Juletide Wars with various models by <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://thangs.com/designer/The%20Kit%20Kiln" Kit kiln</a grabbed seventh with TPU 64D Black (44 votes). Definitely mostly Kit Kiln models in the top here. </p <h2 class="font bold" Runners Up and the Lucky Voter</h2 <p class="mb 2" Eighth through tenth place each receive one month of TinkerAtlas+:</p <img src="https://tinkeratlas.com/ next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.tinkeratlas.com%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Fcontest entries%2Fca5f7e05 4c11 4ff7 b50e 66582d7c6b45%2F1766455898211 pmrhe2.jpg&w=3840&q=75" alt="3d printed led spiral tree Image 1" height="auto" <p class="mb 2" LED Spiral Tree by Shenanigans</p <p class="mb 2" <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://tinkeratlas.com/profile/ca5f7e05 4c11 4ff7 b50e 66582d7c6b45" Shenanigans3d</a (8th, 34 votes) with his LED spiral tree that he designed and programmed himself. Racoutlaw (9th, 28 votes) with a <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://makerworld.com/en/models/1924523 festive lamppost profileId 2066541" Christmas Lamp Post ENIQUE3D</a . CGoreckiDesigns (10th, 24 votes) with Merry Grinchmas by the Kit Kiln.</p <img src="https://tinkeratlas.com/ next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.tinkeratlas.com%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Fcontest entries%2Fa5734529 2c2c 4037 8852 69ab88f5e6a9%2F1766703614778 thfjpe.jpg&w=3840&q=75" alt="Christmas Lamp Post Image 1" height="auto" <p class="mb 2" Design by ENIQUE3D</p <p class="mb 2" And because voting should be rewarded, we randomly selected <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://tinkeratlas.com/profile/3a11ff21 46ae 4751 8ba5 e8a70e26b536" shawn.doan03</a as our Lucky Voter, who also gets a month of TinkerAtlas+.</p <h2 class="font bold" Over $1,300 in Prizes. Seriously.</h2 <p class="mb 2" Let that number sit for a second. More than thirteen hundred dollars in prizes for a contest on a platform that's about 6 months old. That doesn't happen without sponsors who actually care about the maker community.</p <p class="mb 2" <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://ldomotors.com/" <strong LDO Motors</strong </a stepped up with hardware that any maker would be thrilled to have on their bench. The AWD CNC Kit and ArkFly Build Plate are serious equipment from a company that consistently delivers quality.</p <p class="mb 2" <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://e3d online.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoptRcXCOHJ0PvXdcHaQbctoZJOSK1oD9UAyXHz1shKQgInn V39" <strong E3D</strong </a came through with their trademark generosity. A £100 gift card opens doors to some of the most respected hotends and components in the industry.</p <p class="mb 2" <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://www.phaetus.com/" <strong Phaetus</strong </a contributed the Jabberwocky Toolhead Kit. If you've been in the Voron or high performance printing space, you know that name carries weight.</p <p class="mb 2" <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://siraya.tech/" <strong Siraya Tech</strong </a provided an entire tier of filament prizes. Their TPU and ASA GF materials gave us prizes for fourth through seventh place without cutting corners on quality.</p <p class="mb 2" These companies didn't just throw their logos on a sponsor list. They put real prizes in the hands of real makers. That matters.</p <h2 class="font bold" Thank You to Everyone Who Participated</h2 <p class="mb 2" Running a contest is one thing. Making it feel alive is another. That part? That was you.</p <p class="mb 2" Every single entry brought something different. Some went for technical complexity. Others nailed the holiday mood perfectly. A few went completely sideways in the best possible way (looking at you, Krampus). The voting got competitive. The comment sections got active. </p <p class="mb 2" Whether you entered, voted, or just watched from the sidelines, thank you. Print the Holidays 2025 worked because you made it work.</p <h2 class="font bold" What's Next for TinkerAtlas</h2 <p class="mb 2" Contests like this don't run themselves, and neither does the platform they live on. TinkerAtlas is still a one person operation. I handle the development, the community management, the sponsor outreach, and everything in between. It's more than a full time job, and I do it because I believe makers deserve a platform built specifically for them.</p <p class="mb 2" If you enjoyed Print the Holidays, if you've gotten value from TinkerAtlas, or if you just want to see more community events like this one in the future, consider supporting the platform. Every contribution, whether it's a one time donation through Ko fi or PayPal, a monthly subscription, or upgrading to TinkerAtlas+, helps keep the servers running and the features coming.</p <p class="mb 2" You can find all the options at the bottom of this post.</p <p class="mb 2" And if money's tight, that's completely fine. Share a project. Vote in the next contest. Tell another maker about TinkerAtlas. Communities grow in more ways than one.</p <p class="mb 2" See you at the next build.</p <p class="mb 2" <em — MakerViking</em </p <p class="mb 2" </p
