I spotted this fancy ceiling illumination in the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh while there for the Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire. The LEDs are connected to ribbon cables that attach to an EMSL Peggy 2 Kit similar to the one we sell in the Maker Shed
Redditor Craptain needed a new mirror for his bathroom, and decided to go the DIY route to soup it up. Not only does his mirror feature ambient RGB LED lighting around the edges, but it also has a power socket for a shaver and a heating element in the back so that part of the […]
As you may have noticed, the Call for Makers for Maker Faire Bay Area 2012 is now open, something we’re very excited about around these parts. Garrett Mace is also looking forward to Maker Faire, so he hooked up an old Betabrite scrolling LED sign to Seeeduino with his ChronoDot to display the amount of […]
As soon as I saw this, I thought, “why didn’t I think of that!?” Thingiverse user Brian Beebe designed an Electro Wire Stripper, a wire stripper that indicates when you’ve cut through the insulation. As soon as each blade comes into contact with the wire, it closes the circuit to turn on the LED, letting […]
By Super Awesome Sylvia and her dad, James Are you curious about experimenting with electronics, but the fear of electric shock or soldering iron burns keep you away? Why not try squishy circuits! With a special recipe of food-safe, kitchen-made, pliable dough developed at the University of St. Thomas, kids of all ages can easily […]
Our friend Meg over at CRAFT posted this fantastic video detailing how to make an upholstered headboard complete with ambient LED lighting effects. There’s a lot of great stuff to learn in this video, but my favorite tip was that an electric carving knife is the perfect tool for cutting through foam with ease. Who […]
Looking for a very last-minute handmade present? One of our readers, Mark Hache, just made this floating glow display for his wife (and tweeted it), using the instructions from our Weekend Projects series.
