Overview

You can make a crown of light for prom or your birthday this year! A few free-wired NeoPixels make you the cyber-pageant queen.

For this project you will need:

• GEMMA wearable microcontroller (or build on the GEMMA Starter Pack)
• seven sewable NeoPixels (or any combination of pixels, NeoPixel rings, or high-density NeoPixel strip)
• 2x2032 coin cell battery holder and batteries or rechargeable lipoly battery
• zip ties & hot glue
• 3D printed band, crown, or recycled stiff headband
• solid core hookup wire
• sharp wire strippers
• sharp flush snips

Glamour shots by Andrew Tingle.