diy – erinstblaine

01 Dec

Aquarium Fish Tank with Underwater Color Changing Lights – DIY Tutorial

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...

aqua, blacklight, build, Create, diy, fish, fish tank, fishtank, fishy, glo-fish, gravel, Learn, lights, Make, submerge, tetra, ultraviolet, underwater, uv, water proof, waterproof

20 Nov

Get Your Own PaperCraft Crystal Gems – PaperCraft Kits and Digital Downloads Now On Sale

You asked for them, and they’re here! Purchase your own PaperCraft Crystal Gem kits. Three different styles are available: Infinity Crystals, Khyber Crystals, or Thra Crystals. I’ve stocked my Etsy shop with a couple options: get a digital download...

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18 Nov

New YouTube Intro Video

As part of this brand-makeover process I’ve been working on lately, I’ve created a brand new YouTube Intro Video. Come walk around my house and my makerspace and take a look at some of the interactive LED artwork I’ve...

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30 Oct

New Web Site at Erinstblaine.com

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...

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29 Oct

Easy Halloween Electronics Tutorials

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...

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07 Oct

New Guide: Rainbow Fairy Light Bottle Lamp for Ada Lovelace Day

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,...

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13 Aug

Ocean Epoxy Resin Artwork with Bioluminescent Waves

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...

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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...

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23 May

Moss Barometer — Vertical Garden Art with a SuperPower

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...

adafruit, barometer, build, CLUE, diy, garden, glycerine, led, lights, moss, moss garden, preserve, pressure, vertical

28 Apr

How to use Solder Seal Connectors

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...

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