This parasol will shield you from the fierce rays of the sun, and protect you from the dark, fearsome things of the night.

Neopixels surround the parasol's edge, giving a beautiful, customizable twinkling glow to its bearer.  Learn to easily choose color palettes to go with your outfit for the evening, or stack up hundreds of different palettes for a light show that lasts all night without repeating.

Materials Needed:

• Teensy 3.1/3.2
• 40 to 60 Neopixels (indivudual breakout)
• On/off switch
• 2000mAh Lithium Polymer battery
• 30awg Silicone stranded wire in various colors

Non-Adafruit Ingredients

• Parasol or umbrella (I used "wedding parasol" as a search term to find delicate lacey ones)
• A bit of matching netting or fabric for the battery pocket
• Lace trim

Tools

• Soldering iron & accessories
• Hot glue gun
• Heat gun
• Needle & thread