# LED Noodle Snowflake ## Overview https://youtu.be/55O4vTuxpVU ## 3D Printed Glowing Ornament Build a glowing snowflake ornament with Adafruit nOOds LED noodles! Use four strands of LED noodles and a coin cell battery holder to create a light up ornament. ![leds_hero-tree-wide.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/116/948/medium640/leds_hero-tree-wide.jpg?1670270687) ## Coin Cell Powered This battery holder houses two CR2032 coin cells and is conveniently secured to the back of the snowflake so you can quickly get to it. The battery holder has a built-in switch so you can easily turn it off to preserve the batteries. ![leds_hero-tree.jpg](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/116/949/medium640/leds_hero-tree.jpg?1670270753) ## Prerequisite Guides Take a moment to review the following guides. - [All About LEDs](https://learn.adafruit.com/all-about-leds) - [LED Noodles Uber Guide](https://learn.adafruit.com/noods-uberguide) ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/116/951/medium800/leds_hero-holding-wide-bright.jpg?1670271223) ## Parts Featured ### nOOds - Flexible LED Filament - 3V 300mm long - Warm White [nOOds - Flexible LED Filament - 3V 300mm long - Warm White](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5503) Our favorite food when hacking on code or electronics is a hot bowl of noodles - and around NYC these are often called 'noods'! What we've got here are flexible LED noodles, in different lengths and colors. All are not good for eatin' but they _are _good for... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5503) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5503/guides) ![Video of a pair of white hands coiling and playing with a 300mm long warm white LED filament.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-videos/640x480/5503-03.jpg) Featured ### nOOds - Flexible LED Filament - 3V 300mm long - Yellow [nOOds - Flexible LED Filament - 3V 300mm long - Yellow](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5509) Our favorite food when hacking on code or electronics is a hot bowl of noodles - and around NYC these are often called 'noods'! What we've got here are flexible LED noodles, in different lengths and colors. All are not good for eatin' but they are good for cool lighting... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5509) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5509/guides) ![Video of a pair of white hands coiling and playing with a 300mm long yellow LED filament.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-videos/640x480/5509-04.jpg) Featured ### 2 x CR2032 Coin Cell Battery Holder - 6V output - On/Off switch [2 x CR2032 Coin Cell Battery Holder - 6V output - On/Off switch](https://www.adafruit.com/product/783) This tiny coin cell battery holder is ideal for small portable or wearable projects. It holds two 20mm coin cells (2032 or CR2032 are the most popular size) in series to generate 6V nominal. (If you want only 3V, we suggest sticking a crumpled piece of tin foil in one of the slots.) 20mm coin... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/783) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/783/guides) ![Angled shot of closed 2 x 2032 coin cell battery holder with on-off switch and JST PH Connector.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/783-03.jpg) Featured ### JST PH 2-Pin Cable – Male Header 200mm [JST PH 2-Pin Cable – Male Header 200mm](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3814) For a really long time we assumed that the JST PH didn't have a free-hanging male header version. But then we found this **JST-PH 2-pin Male Cable,** and we were like, _this is perfect!_ It's not a genuine JST connector, but it's 100%... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3814) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3814/guides) ![Top view shot of JST PH 2-Pin Cable - Male Header - 200mm.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/3814-02.jpg) Featured ### CR2032 Lithium Coin Cell Battery [CR2032 Lithium Coin Cell Battery](https://www.adafruit.com/product/654) A perfect match for our [sew-able coin cell holder](http://www.adafruit.com/products/653). This non-rechargeable coin cell is CR2032 sized: 20mm diameter, 3.2mm thick. It has a nominal voltage output of 3V (although it starts a little high at 3.2V and slowly drifts down to 2.5V as... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/654) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/654/guides) ![Front shot of CR2032 Lithium Coin Cell Battery upright.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/654-02.jpg) Featured ### Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG Red [Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG Red](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3165) Silicone-sheathing wire is super-flexible and soft, and its also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible, so it is great for wearables or projects where the wire-harness has to... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3165) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3165/guides) ![A spool of light red AWG wire.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/3165-01.jpg) ### Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG Black [Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG Black](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3164) Silicone-sheathing wire is super-flexible and soft, and its also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible, so it is great for wearables or projects where the wire-harness has to... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3164) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3164/guides) ![A spool of black AWG wire.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/3164-01.jpg) ### Part: M2 Hardware Kit quantity: 1 Assortment of screws, nuts and standoffs [M2 Hardware Kit](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D78PFQL/) - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/led-noodle-snowflake/circuit-diagram.md) ## Guide Products ### nOOds - Flexible LED Filament - 3V 300mm long - Warm White [nOOds - Flexible LED Filament - 3V 300mm long - Warm White](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5503) Our favorite food when hacking on code or electronics is a hot bowl of noodles - and around NYC these are often called 'noods'! What we've got here are flexible LED noodles, in different lengths and colors. All are not good for eatin' but they _are _good for... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5503) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5503/guides) ### nOOds - Flexible LED Filament - 3V 300mm long - Yellow [nOOds - Flexible LED Filament - 3V 300mm long - Yellow](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5509) Our favorite food when hacking on code or electronics is a hot bowl of noodles - and around NYC these are often called 'noods'! What we've got here are flexible LED noodles, in different lengths and colors. All are not good for eatin' but they are good for cool lighting... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5509) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5509/guides) ### 2 x CR2032 Coin Cell Battery Holder - 6V output - On/Off switch [2 x CR2032 Coin Cell Battery Holder - 6V output - On/Off switch](https://www.adafruit.com/product/783) This tiny coin cell battery holder is ideal for small portable or wearable projects. It holds two 20mm coin cells (2032 or CR2032 are the most popular size) in series to generate 6V nominal. (If you want only 3V, we suggest sticking a crumpled piece of tin foil in one of the slots.) 20mm coin... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/783) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/783/guides) ### JST PH 2-Pin Cable – Male Header 200mm [JST PH 2-Pin Cable – Male Header 200mm](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3814) For a really long time we assumed that the JST PH didn't have a free-hanging male header version. But then we found this **JST-PH 2-pin Male Cable,** and we were like, _this is perfect!_ It's not a genuine JST connector, but it's 100%... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3814) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3814/guides) ### CR2032 Lithium Coin Cell Battery [CR2032 Lithium Coin Cell Battery](https://www.adafruit.com/product/654) A perfect match for our [sew-able coin cell holder](http://www.adafruit.com/products/653). This non-rechargeable coin cell is CR2032 sized: 20mm diameter, 3.2mm thick. It has a nominal voltage output of 3V (although it starts a little high at 3.2V and slowly drifts down to 2.5V as... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/654) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/654/guides) ### Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG Red [Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG Red](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3165) Silicone-sheathing wire is super-flexible and soft, and its also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible, so it is great for wearables or projects where the wire-harness has to... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3165) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3165/guides) ### Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG Black [Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 50ft 30AWG Black](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3164) Silicone-sheathing wire is super-flexible and soft, and its also strong! Able to handle up to 200°C and up to 600V, it will do when PVC covered wire wimps out. We like this wire for being extremely supple and flexible, so it is great for wearables or projects where the wire-harness has to... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3164) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3164/guides) ## Related Guides - [Adafruit nOOds Überguide](https://learn.adafruit.com/noods-uberguide.md) - [Glowing Hair Flowers with n00ds](https://learn.adafruit.com/glowing-hair-flowers-with-n00ds.md) - [Tandy 1000 Keyboard to USB with CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/tandy-1000-keyboard-to-usb-with-circuitpython.md) - [Your Very First Circuit Sculpture](https://learn.adafruit.com/first-simple-circuit-sculpture.md) - [Guitar Synth with CircuitPython SynthIO](https://learn.adafruit.com/guitar-synth-with-circuitpython-synthio.md) - [NeoPixel NanoRing](https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-nanoring-gemma.md) - [Machine Learning with Marshmallows and Tiny Sorter](https://learn.adafruit.com/machine-learning-with-marshmallows-and-tiny-sorter.md) - [Adafruit Circuit Playground Express](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-circuit-playground-express.md) - [Owl IR TV Remote](https://learn.adafruit.com/owl-ir-tv-remote.md) - [Easy LED Jeweled Necklace](https://learn.adafruit.com/led-jeweled-necklace.md) - [LED Matrix Scoreboard](https://learn.adafruit.com/led-matrix-scoreboard.md) - [Glowing Birthday Number Crown](https://learn.adafruit.com/glowing-birthday-number-crown.md) - [LED Noodle Holiday Tree](https://learn.adafruit.com/led-noodle-tree.md) - [Voicebox FX](https://learn.adafruit.com/voicebox-fx.md) - [Ahsoka Lightsaber Prop-Maker RP2040 retrofit](https://learn.adafruit.com/lightsaber-retrofit.md) - [Lemon Mechanical Keypad](https://learn.adafruit.com/qtpy-lemon-mechanical-keypad-macropad.md)