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
