LED Neon Selfie Spot
Design and build your own neon selfie spot from LED Neon strips. This is a great beginner project, with no coding or soldering required (though a little light soldering will neaten up your installation). It's easy to disassemble and re-configure too, so you can keep up with the flavor of the week without breaking the bank.
Rainbow Bottle Lamp with Fairy Lights
Build a lamp from a frosted wine bottle and a Circuit Playground Express. Make it light up in your favorite colors with MakeCode, and show it off in your window. Add stickers and a fairy light strand to complete the look. This is a fun kid-friendly project that's perfect for young makers wanting to learn about electronics.
Easy No-Soldering Bluetooth Controlled Room Lights
This is a simple no-solder project that shows you how to light your ceiling with NeoPixels, and control the lights with Adafruit's BlueFruit app on your iPhone or Android phone. We've included customizable lighting scenes using CircuitPython. Create your own modes or just use ours - no coding or soldering required.
NeoPixel LED Necklace Insert with USB Charging
What could make a wire wrapped pendant more beautiful? LED lights, of course! Add a soft glow to your necklace with a NeoPixel Jewel and an ItsyBitsy microcontroller. This tutorial shows you how to make the smallest possible NeoPixel package with onboard USB charging, perfect for placing behind your favorite pendant.
Epoxy Resin Torch Lamp with Touch Control & 3D Printed Base
Embed a strand of fairy lights into a block of epoxy resin and light it from below with a Circuit Playground Express. Change light modes and turn it on and off with a touch of your finger. Place your artwork as an accent light around your home, or hook it up to a battery to light your way on your next adventure.
Ocean Epoxy Resin Lightbox with RGB LED Matrix Image Scroller
Pour an epoxy resin ocean artwork, complete with real sand and sea shells. Place it in front of an Adafruit RGB LED Matrix panel and upload custom images to create magical bioluminescent illusions under the waves. Ours was inspired by images from the Moana movie - there's truly magic in the water.
Light-Up Reactive Ukulele
Pimp your ukulele or guitar with NeoPixels. Make a glowing light show that's also interactive - trigger motion effects with a tilt sensor and sound reaction with your groovy musical stylings. It's aloha time!
Glowing Bottle Castle and Capacitive Touch Piano
Create a glowing fantasy castle from recycled bottles, clay, and craft supplies. Make each bottle sing with a capacitive touch topper. You can play your castle like a musical instrument!
LED Bullwhip with Motion & Sound Reactivity
Light up the night with your very own DIY LED bullwhip. This is a nylon whip made from paracord with a polycarbonate handle, and is powered by a Feather M4 and a PropMaker Wing. Code your own LED animations that trigger with the sound of the whip crack and the motion of your arm.
No-Sew Cotton Face Mask with a Window
Step-by-step instructions about how to make a cotton face mask with a window, out of easily found supplies you may have around your house. No sewing involved!
No-Solder PaperCraft Crystal Light Strand
Decorate your space with DIY opulence. Cut and fold paper-crafted iridescent crystals to fit perfectly onto a NeoPixel Dot Strand. Hook it up to a Circuit Playground Bluefruit and customize your light animations using MakeCode or CircuitPython. Change modes and vary color and speed with the onboard buttons or sensors. This is a great beginner project!
Make It Glow: How to Solder NeoPixels, A Beginner's Guide
This is an intro guide for those who are ready to learn how to solder NeoPixel strips and rings, with a focus on costumes and DIY artwork. Choose your soldering iron, heat it up, and get ready to practice your skills. You'll be creating amazing glowing projects in no time.
CLUE Vertical Garden Weather Visualizer
Create a beautiful indoor vertical garden using preserved moss and natural materials. Put it inside a light frame lined with NeoPixels, to light it beautifully at any time of day. A CLUE board powers the pixels, and we're controlling the colors of the light animation based on weather data collected from the CLUE's sensors. A garden that predicts the weather!
Your First Power Switch Relay Project - Circuit Playground Smart Plug
Make a "smart" plug with Circuit Playground Express and a Power Switch Relay. This power strip has three controllable outlets that can be triggered using any of the Circuit Playground's sensors or inputs. Get creative and automate your home with just a few lines of code.
Easter Egg Light Stand
Make a paper crafted stand for your easter eggs from a dixie cup, or get fancy and design a 3D printed display stand. Make a dozen or so, and illuminate your blown, decorated Easter eggs for everyone to see and admire.