Paw Me in Post-it Holder

This Paw Me in Post-it Holder project combines 3D printing, cement casting, and creative decoration to turn simple Labrador dog models into fun and functional desk accessories. Inspired by my baby dog (he is 6 years old though), the project uses 3D-printed models as the base, coats them with masonry mortar cement for a textured and durable finish, and adds solid copper wire to hold Post-it notes. After sanding and painting the dogs in red, blue, and gold, the finished pieces become playful little desk companions that can hold reminders, messages, or tags while adding personality to a workspace. Let's get started!

3D Printer and slicer

PLA Filament

Spray Paints (blue, red, and gold)

Sandpapers

Makita Drill

Drill Bits

Plier

Dremel Sander

Masonry Mortar cement

Solid Copper wire

Bucket

Some rubber grommets

A dog for models

I searched 3D models for Labrador Retriever in Google Search. Here are the 3 models:

Sitting dog 1

Sitting dog 2

Standing dog

Since I used Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, the slicer is from Bambu Lab. Set up the properties to 0.20mm Strength @BBL X1C, 0.25mm of layer height, Concentric sparce infill pattern, and use tree support, while others are set to default. Scale the models to around 33 x 60 x 65mm. Send to printer and the print time is about 3 hours. Be patient.

Take the dogs out of the printer. By using pliers, remove the support, but be careful of the little limbs of the dogs.

Sand them with sandpaper and Dremel Sander because the goal is to make all the surfaces rough for the cement to stick to.

Drill a small hole for the copper wire. Prepare the copper wires and cut it to desired length. Insert the copper wire into the hole made before. Shape all the copper wire into an L shape.

Prepare a clean bucket. Put some handfuls of the cement into the bucket. Carefully and slowly pour water into the bucket. Not too much water because it could be watery and failed and not too little, too. Mix the cement until it is mixed thoroughly. Take the dogs and dip them into the cement mixture one by one until all the surfaces of the dogs are covered with cement. Set them aside until dry, about a day.

To make it prettier, I spray them with spray paints. I used gold, blue, and red colors. Spray carefully and evenly until all surfaces are covered with paint. Sunbathe the dogs for about one hour.

Prepare some post-it notes and poke them into the copper wires. To make it safer, secure the end of wires with rubber grommets. Put the dogs on the table.