Witch's Cupholder - Runic Desk Cupholder

🔮 The Witch's Cauldron – Runic Desk Cup Holder 🔮

“Summon your favorite brew with this Witch's Cauldron.”

I created this desk cup holder as a fun, dark fantasy themed magical decoration. Feel the glow of the fire and the runic base as you summon your favorite drink! I drew heavy inspiration from folklore and classic media to evolve this design into a fully structural, printable desktop cup holder.

Every component is designed for clean printing and alignment. Pair it with an internal LED puck light source to ignite the cauldron's inner witch fire.

— Assembly Guide included below —

🌟 Features:

• Stability – Deep, protective cauldron walls physically hold and secure your beverage container externally to prevent accidental desk spills.
• Altar Base – Sharp, angular runic engravings layered into a heavy, stone base.
• Fiery Shroud – A stylized flame border that cradles the bottom of the cauldron.
• Hidden Swirling Core – A translucent magical vortex rests at the bottom pool of the cauldron, catching the light of an led Bambu light.
• Sized for Modern Alchemists – Proportioned to drop in standard 12oz aluminum soda and energy cans.
• No Direct Food Contact – The 3D-printed body serves purely as a protective outer sleeve for your clean cans or cups, completely bypassing food safety concerns.

🖨️ Printing Tips:

• Supports: tree supports recommended for the cauldron.
• Filament Recommendations:
  • Runic Base & Cauldron: Matte PLA (Nardo Gray and Charcoal used in photos).
  • Flame & Brew (Vortex): Translucent PLA (Red and Teal) with low infill for maximum light diffusion.
  • Wood Logs: PLA Basic (Cocoa Brown used here with fuzzy skin enabled for an authentic texture).
• Layer Height: 0.2 mm recommended.
• Lighting: Designed to accommodate standard small pressure-activated LED puck lights (those from Bambu Lab).

📦 Perfect For:

• Dark fantasy, pagan, or witchy desk setups
• Tabletop RPG sessions, dice rolling companions, and immersion props
• Makers who love functional, multi-material designs that pop on screen

A relic forged for the desktop coven.

Whether glowing brightly during late-night workshop sessions or sitting quietly on a display shelf, this enchanted holder feels bound to ancient magic and stories yet to be told.