Color-Changing Doorbell
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, from Engineer Eiki Martinson of Lighthouse Point, FL. He writes: “This uses an Atmel Attiny12 to drive a single 5mm, 4-lead RGB LED…”
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Open Source Interlocking, Interactive LED Surface Modules from EMSL
I want to buy, like, 100 of these interlocking motion-responsive LED modules from EMSL and cover an entire wall in my house with them. Unfortunately I can’t afford to do so at the moment, either in terms of money for that many kits or in terms of time to solder them together.
(Sigh.)
Oh well, maybe one of you can do it and post some nice video so I can live vicariously.
Super Awesome Sylvia Shows How to Build the LOL Shield Kit
Super Awesome Sylvia is back with an all new video about the LOL Shield! Take it away, Sylvia! For this build, we’re laughing out loud at how many LEDs we’re going to solder in for the LOL (Lots of LEDs) Shield by our good buddy, Jimmie Rodgers! Let’s go!
LED Embroidery
This picture of a frog catching fireflies is embellished with lights that bring the bugs to life. Conductive thread is the magic ingredient, bridging the gap between rigid metal and soft floss. To make a stitched scene light up, combine traditional embroidery techniques with a few common electronics components. The possibilities are endless, and the result is an artful conversation piece.
http://makeprojects.com/Project/Electronic-Embroidery/44/1
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/09/how-to_led_embroidery.html
LED Shoe Clips
Twinkle toes! Make LED ruffles to customize your shoes in this CRAFT tutorial by Becky Stern. This easy soft circuit project can get you started in wearable electronics and uses the LED Sewing Kit available in the Maker Shed. Check out the full step-by-step: http://makeprojects.com/Project/LED-Shoe-Clips/1178/1
Lovely Radial LED Matrix
Beautiful work from Instructables user ledartist. “Aurora” sports 162 RGB LEDs on a custom two-sided PCB and a fancy high-resolution PWM scheme to provide impressively smooth color transitions. Mesmerizing.
Geek Crafts: Light-Up Fashion Roundup
Everyone knows LEDs are the new sequins. Back in 2006, when we started CRAFT, one of the most exciting areas where we saw crafters “transforming traditional crafts” is with sewing soft circuits into clothing. New “smart” materials like conductive thread made it possible to seamlessly blend tech and craft to the awesome effect of light-up […]