glowing - erinstblaine

06 Jul

Original Tron Costume Build with Reflective HTV

I recently got hired by ThemeDream Productions (IG: @themedreamproductions)to create and wear a Tron costume. They specifically wanted the original 80s Tron look, and while there are a lot of Tron Legacy costumes available online, the original 80s themed...

corporate, cricut, entertainer, entertainment, glow, glowing, htv, reflective, tron, vinyl

21 Jul

Glowing Mermaid Castle Musical Instrument – DIY Tutorial

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...

architecture, build, capacitive touch, castle, clay, craft, diy, fairy, gaudi, glowing, house, instrument, Make, mermaid, organ, piano, sand

05 Apr

Paper Mache Dragon Wall Sconce Tutorial

I love her so much. I got inspired to make a paper mache dragon by Dan Reeder, who writes amazingly delightful books about making paper mache dragons. I had way too much fun with this project. Of course I...

Art, artwork, build, crafty, decor, dragon, glowing, mache, magical, ostrich, paper, sculpt, wall

13 Dec

Glowing Resin River Table Tutorial

This might be the most beautiful thing I’ve ever made. We moved away from the San Francisco Bay Area to the California foothills this past summer, and I finally have the space to dream a little bigger. Costume building...

adafruit, arduino, Art, beautiful, diy, edge, epoxy, glowing, kitchen, led, live, makecode, neopixel, resin, river, table, walnut

27 Jan

New Tutorial: Capacitive Touch 3d Printed Cosplay Unicorn Horn

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...

3d printing, cosplay, Design, fusion360, glowing, horn, Make, rainbow

22 Sep

Fiber Optic Whip Tutorial

Hello all! I just finished up a tutorial about how I made these fiber optic whips. Here’s a little bit of backstory.. I was getting ready for last week’s LED light show and one of the things I’d agreed to...

dancers, diy, fiber optic, fiberflies, glow, glowing, illuminated, led light, light, Make, performe, r prop, show, stilt, tutorial, walker

29 Nov

Rainbow Chakra Light-Up Hoodie Tutorial – Make a Glowing Hoodie with Arduino

My Rainbow Chakra hoodie guide is live at the Adafruit Learning System: Rainbow Chakra Hoodie Tutorial Festivals and events can get chilly at night. What better way to warm up than with a glowing hoodie — especially one with...

burning man, chakra, cosplay, costume, glow, glowing, hoodie, how-to, instructable, led, light-up, lights, sweatshirt

07 Jul

LED Mermaid Glimmer Upgrades

Mermaid Glimmer is the world’s only swimmable LED mermaid tail (as far as I know). She’s my pride and joy, and probably the most difficult and troublesome thing I’ve ever made. Creating an arduino controlled, battery operated illuminated costume...

arduino, book, diy, glimmer, glow, glowing, hire, how-to, led, light, mermaid, rebuild

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