Birkenstocks are the best, and I can't believe I never thought of adding charms to them before! And what better charm for your Birks than a mini Birk!

I modelled the charm in Nomad Sculpt, and had to make many changes along the way, as I originally made it too detailed, and it didn't work too well on my printers. The final version is a very basic Birk sandal, but it still reads classic Birkenstock. I opted to paint mine using Warpaints Fanatic paints and a gloss topcoat.

Some of the painted images above were the original print files, and you can see that they look a bit rough - especially in the footbed, which I had originally contoured.

I had great results printing on my Ender-3 V3 CoreXZ printer using basic black Creality PLA, and slicing on Creality Print desktop version using the default settings for the printer for PLA - I get the best and fastest results using this instead of Cura, which doesn't have a profile yet for the XZ. I did not use any supports, and it printed fine. I also printed the charms in Pink Silk PLA from CC3D using my Ender-3 V2 with Sprite Extruder (sliced with Cura), but honestly, I did not get as good results - and it was especially noticeable with the charm pin attachment that didn't work without a little bit of shaving. The filament has been good for other prints, though.

To attach, just push the post up through the back of the strap in one of the buckle holes, and push the charm into place down from the top. Often you will hear a satisfying 'click' as it pops into place, but not all the time. Once the charm is in place, it can be difficult to remove without breaking the post, so make sure you have extras if you want to move them.

I'm not sure if the post is wide enough at the bottom to use on Crocs, but it might work - and would be easy enough to modify, too! And I'm sure they'll work on any other buckle-type shoe or in a shirt buttonhole, too.

Wouldn't it be cute to have a little Birk on your Crocs? ;)

Check out my other post for the "No Socks with Birkenstocks" shoe charm ;).

https://www.crealitycloud.com/model-detail/66c0fc17e06294a8cbded2b7

and the Yeti Rambler shoe charm:

https://www.crealitycloud.com/model-detail/66c14fa3b13c01162b909b9c

If anyone is interested, I've also included the basic sandal only STL, as well as the original more detailed Birkenstock sandal STL.

You are free to use these as you like, and I would love to see pics if you use them for anything! :)

Mini Birkenstock Shoe Charms

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill