I’ve got a new tutorial up at Adafruit.com: make a jellyfish umbrella with lots of animated lights and WLED. This is a pretty easy build, with spectacular results. The lights are easy to control with WLED, a free and...
Check out my latest project: decorate your fish tank or aquarium with color-changing lights. This tutorial shows how to assemble and waterproof your NeoPixel lights so you can bury them under seashells or sea glass at the bottom of your...
I’ve been on a quest for the perfect glowing necklace for years, and I think I’ve finally cracked the code. This necklace uses tech from Adafruit, all soldered up into a tiny little package, diffused with an epoxy resin...
Check out my newest project tutorial: make an epoxy resin Minecraft-inspired torch lamp. This lamp has a strand of warm white fairy lights embedded right into the resin, making a lovely starry glow effect. Adding a Circuit Playground Express underneath...
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...
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!...
My Tree Ent Lives! I have completely made over my guest room. It’s glorious. I’ve been having such a fun time with this project and it’s nearly complete. I’m so very delighted with how it’s turned out. (Full build...
Just launched a new tutorial: make a glowing Crystal Wizard Staff. Here’s the link: https://learn.adafruit.com/glowing-interactive-crystal-staff It’s interactive! It does things (wonderful things!!) when you tilt it or shake it. Here’s a video: The staff concept was built for a...