diy – Page 2 – erinstblaine

22 Apr

DIY Smart Plug Tutorial: Home Automation using Arduino or MakeCode

“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...

build, code, control, diy, home automatio, light, makecode, n how to, on or off, plug, power strip, relay, scene, smart

26 Mar

How to Make a Game Timer with Circuit Playground & MakeCode

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....

beginner, chess, clock, code, counter, diy, electronic, gamers, gaming, Learn, makecode, timer

19 Mar

Burning Fire Wizard Staff – VIdeo and Tutorial

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!...

animated, cosplay, diy, diy staff, gandalf, how to, led, light up, Make, motion, neopixel, reactive, staff

27 Feb

Tree Ent Sculpture with Electronic Eyes – Tutorial

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...

diy, faerie, forest, guide, how to, lamp, lotr, Make, prop

10 Feb

Glowing Four Seasons Fairy Bottle Art Installation & Tutorial

Fairy bottles.I made my first glass fairy bottle almost 10 years ago, before I’d really started on my LED maker journey. It went a little viral on Pinterest and with good reason.. these little bottles are stunningly gorgeous and super easy to make....

adafruit, beautiful, costume, decor, diy, elf, essence, iridescent, kids, Learn, Make, neopixel, program, project, room, STEAM, stem, tutorial

18 Dec

LED Luminaries Tutorial

It’s the holiday season and I’m feeling a bit festive. I used my Cricut vinyl cutter and a Circuit Playground BlueFruit to make some pretty luminary lanterns to decorate my house. I’m far too lazy to light and maintain...

bluetooth, candle, code, craft, crafting, cricut, diy, lantern, Learn, led, light, luminary, paper, project, tutorial, vinyl

25 Jul

Burning Man / Festival Bike Tutorial

I got a new bike. 🙂 It’s electric! It’s a Specialized power-assist expensive magical device that turns its riders into Superman on the hills. I adore it. But, now I have something I’ve never had before: and OLD bike....

add, battery, bike, break, burning man, diy, last, lights, neopixel, playa, programmable, survive, tutorial

31 May

Chalk Paint Upcycled Book Case

This week’s project is an upcycled book case, painted with chalk paint. I’m absolutely delighted with it. I’ve had this little book case for probably 15 years. I got it at a thrift store probably 3 houses ago and...

blue, bookcase, chalk painted furniture, diy, furniture, gold, how to, mandala, moon, moroccan, ocean, paint, recycle, seafoam, sun, upcycling

15 May

DIY PaperCraft Crystal Gem Tutorial

I just published a new tutorial: create amazing cosplay glowing crystal gems! From the guide: Crystal Gems will always save the day! Create a stunning paper craft crystal from laminated cellophane wrap. Add NeoPixels and watch it sparkle! We’ve...

anthracite, cosplay, costume, craft, crystal, diy, fake, gem, how to, jewel, Learn, Make, paper, plastic, quartz

01 Feb

Remote Controlling Lots of NeoPixels Wirelessly

I spend a lot of my time developing and performing with LEDs. My company, Fire Pixie Entertainment, offers a really popular LED dance show, with light-up hula hoops, poi, doublestaff, and of course, lots of light up costumes. The programming behind...

adafruit, controller, diy, feather, LEDs, LoRa, microcontrollers, pixel, program, programmable

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