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...
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...
I just published a new tutorial at the Adafruit Learning System: it’s a quick and easy Neopixel Jewel necklace. This is a really simple project but it’s oh-so pretty and sparkly when it’s done! It’s also really easy...
I just published a new tutorial on the Adafruit Learning System: how to make an LED and glass pebble floor border. Check it out! https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-and-glass-pebble-floor/introduction I used to have a raised tatami Japanese-style table in my dining room. We...
It’s beginning to be that season where I get to go out to fancy events and play with all the crazy toys and costumes I worked on all winter. Here’s a fun little .gif from last night’s “Rave” party...
I joined an all-female barbarian cosplay group. We’re called “the Horde”. I’ve been working on my barbarian costume and I have to admit — this character is really speaking to me. I call her Othilia, which means “One who...
New from the Adafruit Learning System: Sparkle Skirt Playground. Use the Circuit Playground board to create costume art with motion sensitive, sound reactive and custom color palette modes. Circuit Playground’s built-in sensors make it easy to build, and the 3d printed Circuit...
I just finished making this gorgeous brand-new Ariel cosplay mermaid tail. (Awesome underwater photos here!) It’s made from neoprene and lots of paint with a custom made translucent monofin inside the fluke. I’ve been using this handmade Ariel tail for 3...
I made a very very pretty hoodie. I found this amazing hoodie at Maker Faire, made by Kinetic Couture. I couldn’t resist it, and decided to take it home and add lots and lots of pretty lights to it. It’s...
This year has been all about mermaids. I’m going on Bob and Malena’s Mermaid Portfolio Workshop to Centoes in Mexico in just a couple weeks, and I’m working day and night to be sure my LED tail is finished and robust...