Seven were forged. Behold! Summon the Horde Rune necklaces, modeled in Fusion360 and 3d printed, then sanded, molded and cast in pewter. I’m so proud of this. I’m not a sculptor. I took a clay sculpting class in college and I was...
I absolutely love these neopixel strands from Adafruit.com. They’re rugged, nearly indestructible. They come in 4″ or 2″ spacing. They’re WS2812B neopixels inside and they’re just so easy to get up and running without hours and hours of soldering. And they...
Check out my newest tutorial over at the Adafruit Learning System: a magical capacitive touch wearable unicorn horn! It’s got a 12-neopixel ring inside that makes a pretty color-shifting rainbow glow. When you touch the copper tape spiral, the rainbow...
I just published a new tutorial on the Adafruit Learning System: how to make an LED and glass pebble floor border. Check it out! https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-and-glass-pebble-floor/introduction I used to have a raised tatami Japanese-style table in my dining room. We...
I made a very very pretty hoodie. I found this amazing hoodie at Maker Faire, made by Kinetic Couture. I couldn’t resist it, and decided to take it home and add lots and lots of pretty lights to it. It’s...
For those following along, I’ve spent the last month working on this Wasp costume for Adafruit’s #ElectronicHalloween project. Here’s the last blog installment, with details on building the animatronic wing pack. Phil did an absolutely amazing job in...
3d printed Wasp Halloween costume helmet goodness!! I’m so excited. Orignal post here #ElectronicHalloween 2015 at Adafruit – 9/25 Update Prior installments: 9/14, 9/22.Halloween dress-up is fun and all, but it’s time for this to get…you know…really Adafruit-y. A prominent feature of...
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...