I’ve launched my brand new web site! I’m very excited. Please come take a look! Let me know what you think. I think it’s beayooootiful. If you like having pretty pictures of light up artwork and mermaids delivered directly...
Halloween is my favorite holiday, but this year I am a little ambivalent. With Covid still running rampant (though admittedly not too much in this area) there are no Halloween parties, no gigs, no parades and no real reason...
Check out my newest tutorial – just in time for Ada Lovelace Day! Make a lovely glowing bottle lamp with a Circuit Playground Express and a strand of warm white fairy lights. Choose colors or light animations using Microsoft MakeCode,...
I’ve been playing with epoxy resin a whole bunch lately. I’ve seen a lot of these online and the mermaid in me just HAD to try making one. Then the LED artist in me had to make it light...
I made a magical mermaid fairy fantasy castle out of recycled bottles. I am absolutely in love with it. Here’s a link to the build tutorial at Adafruit Learn System: https://learn.adafruit.com/glowing-bottle-castle-and-capacitive-touch-piano The bottles are sitting on top of a diy...
I love vertical gardens. Every time I see them I get all excited, and I’ve wanted to build one for just ages. We had such a lovely rainy spring this year, and with nothing to do but walk around...
These things are great! Splice wires together for strong electrical connections without using a soldering iron. They’ve got hot-melt glue in both ends and a melty bit of solder in the middle. This makes a waterproof connection that’s stronger...
“Smart” plugs for your home can be a lot of fun, allowing you to create lighting scenes, activate security features, or control other things in your home remotely. If you’re a DIY type, here’s a great option for building...
It’s the first week of Covid19 quarantine and I’m going a little nuts. What’s helping me stay sane is throwing myself into silly ridiculous projects where I can make something blinky and learn something fun, but not too challenging....
I just finished my latest tutorial over on the Adafruit Learning System: make a Burning Wizard staff. It’s got it all: LED NeoPixel lights, sound effects, and motion reactivity to trigger the different animations and modes. It turned out amazing!...