Merge a timeless fashion standard with sound-reactive, full-color LED animation, and control it all wirelessly from your phone.

Inspired by John G, this update to the classic Ampli-Tie uses Circuit Playground Bluefruit and Neopixel LEDs to turn your tie into a portable, customizable light show – with no soldering required. This one's guaranteed to get you noticed on the dance floor and the vast majority of formal events.

What you'll need

shot of a Black woman's neon-green manicured hand holding up a Circuit Playground Bluefruit glowing rainbow LEDs.
Circuit Playground Bluefruit is our third board in the Circuit Playground series, another step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've...
Adafruit NeoPixel LED Dots Strand - 20 LEDs at 2 inch Pitch
Attaching NeoPixel strips to your costume can be a struggle as the flexible PCBs can crack when bent too much. So how to add little dots of color? Use these stranded NeoPixel dots!...
USB cable - USB A to Micro-B - 3 foot long
This here is your standard A to micro-B USB cable, for USB 1.1 or 2.0. Perfect for connecting a PC to your Metro, Feather, Raspberry Pi or other dev-board or...
Close up angled shot of a LED strip attached and powered by a circuit playground.
You have a Circuit Playground Express, and want to connect some wires to it for adding LEDs or sensors or speakers? You can use our...
1 x Wire Strippers
For exposing leads
1 x Scissors
For trimming wires, thread, & more
1 x Pocket Screwdriver
For securing the wires
1 x Sewing Needes
Sew those pixels

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This guide was first published on Nov 12, 2019. It was last updated on Sep 30, 2023.

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