Last week I was in Venice. If you haven’t been to Venice, GO. It was amazing. It was more beautiful, gritty, exciting, delicious, and REAL than I could have possibly imagined. It was Diagon Alley, only full of boats...
The construction is all done on my Elsa Mermaid tail, and it’s time to make it PRETTY!(part one, construction, is here)I used Jones Tones sparkle paint in about 5 different shades of blue and silver. Elsa’s skirt fabric from...
I got it into my head that I must have yet another swimming mermaid tail. I will not repeat the folly of taking on another Glimmer LED Swimming Mermaid project, but I did want to use tech, and I want something...
For some reason, I always seem to lose my focus and motivation in the spring time. Maybe it’s the weather.. spring fever is running rampant and California’s spring sunshine is beckoning. Maybe it’s because I often get sick when...
My favorite kind of project is the kind of project that makes me happy and also makes someone else’s day. Recently I was asked to contribute to a superhero costume for Super Hope. Super Hope is an awesome organization that...
The new DotStar LEDs from Adafruit.com just arrived a couple weeks ago and I am the lucky lucky duck who got to play with them. The cool thing about DotStars as opposed to NeoPixels (Adafruit’s older LED type, and what I...
I just got back from NCMerFest in North Carolina. I am a Mermaid performer and this is the best Mermaid convention I’ve ever been to — I had a whole year’s worth of fun and it’s only January 7. I’ve got some tremendously...
My second Adafruit tutorial post is live! Cosmic Turtle Loves you. Check it out! I made this for my brother’s girlfriend as a Christmas gift and I loved it so much that I wanted to make myself one too.....
I got an UP! Mini 3D printer for Christmas this year. Wowza. I’m SO excited.. I haven’t stopped playing with it since just about the minute I unwrapped it and I’m having tons of fun. I printed a mermaid seashell, then...
I’m having a blast with my new 3D Printer, and the first thing I’m printing is jewelry. Tiaras, necklaces, pendants, LED jewelry enclosures.. all the perfectly sized things I’ve always wanted but haven’t been able to make until now. There’s...