Month: October 2008

Muppet-Inspired Halloween Costumes

CRAFT contributor Elena Nazarro created these truly hilarious Muppet Show-inspired costumes for her kids, who will be saying “Mahna Mahna” instead of “Trick or Treat”. They’ll even be traveling with an iPod-supplied soundtrack in case their costumes confuse people. If you’re confused yourself, step back in time with this YouTube video.

LED Heart Brooch

I made this LED heart brooch using a kit called the Open Heart which is basically a bunch of LEDs on a circuit board in the shape of a heart that easily hooks up to a microcontroller. I used conductive thread to attach it back-to-back with a LilyPad Arduino, which runs the animations on the […]

PIC based fractal synth

PIC based fractal synth

Aris built a PIC chip based fraktalSynth from Catweazle’s designs which have been making their way around the Synth DIY community of late. The project was first posted on circuitbenders.co.uk apparently generates sound sequences based on fractal math – and the results certainly are interesting. Listen to samples and read more about the project over […]