In my latest tutorial, I’ll be sharing a Carousel Book Light that combines paper circuits with paper crafting to make a versatile structure that may be turned into a hanging ornament, tabletop display, or nightlight. Changing the colors of the LEDs or the paper you use, as well as the shapes you choose for the […]
How to Add a Reed Switch (Magnet On) to Glowing Garland
Have you considered making your own Glowing Garland: Paper Circuit Streamer to decorate your home or help celebrate a special person or event? If so, or you’re on the fence, we’d like you to know that there’s an easy way to extend the life of your battery while you do! An optional upgrade to your […]
5 Ways to Reuse Circuit Stickers
Circuit Sticker LEDs are Reusable! If you are new to using our LED stickers, you might be wondering whether there is a way to reuse them once they have lost their stick. Luckily, there are several ways to reuse Circuit Stickers that have lost their adhesive mojo in order to minimize waste and expense! As […]
Light Up Resin Christmas Tree Earrings by TechnoChic
Adding glitter to resin projects is fun, but what happens when you add glitter and LEDs? In her latest video tutorial, Resin Light-Up Christmas Tree Earrings, Natasha of TechnoChic creates a tiny circuit with Chibitronics Circuit Sticker LEDs and cleverly embeds them into resin Christmas Tree Earrings that really light up!
Create Glowing Garland with Circuit Sticker LEDs
In my latest tutorial, Glowing Garland: Paper Circuit Streamers, I’ll teach you how to use Circuit Sticker LEDs and Conductive Fabric Tape to create festive strands of illuminated garland to light up your holiday celebrations, your mood, and your home! Highly customizable and modular, our glowing garland is designed to be easily displayed, with shapes […]
5 Ways to Light Up a Gift with LED Stickers
I must confess. I hate throwing away used wrapping paper and old bows. So, when I decided to take on the challenge of coming up with a few quick and easy ways to light up some holiday gifts, it was only logical that I ended up raiding my basement and recycling bin! In the process, […]
NEW PRODUCT: Reed Switches (Magnet On)
We are excited to announce that Chibitronics now carries reed switches, which are useful for creating surprising special effects in your paper circuit projects! What’s a Reed Switch? A reed switch is a small electrical component containing two thin fibers that are highly susceptible to magnetization. In the most common type of reed switch, called […]
New Tutorial from Guest Designer/ Maker Celeste Moreno!
Chibitronics welcomes, and would like to formally introduce, our first guest blogger, Celeste Moreno! Celeste is a designer of creative learning experiences and a maker. When we first saw Celeste Moreno’s Light Up Nicho (Shadow Box) on Twitter (@CeMoCreates), we knew we had to let her know that we were impressed! When we asked whether […]
Make a Light Up Leaf With LED Stickers (Video Tutorial)
Fall is a terrific time to get cozy around a warm fire and sip apple cider. And, if you’re lucky, it’s also a fantastic time to notice the subtle changes in nature, such as leaves changing color and drifting to the ground in crunchy, colorful piles! No matter where you might find yourself at this […]
Playground Operatronics is Something to Sing About
Powered through an Infosys Foundation grant, geared toward bringing the Playground Opera program and Chibitronics’ circuit technologies together to support Title 1 schools in the United States, Chibitronics and Opera on Tap have combined forces to create Playground Operatronics, a music education and STEAM program for kids! In September 2022, Playground Opera teaching artists (TAs) […]
10 Ways to Use Magnets with Paper Circuits
Whether you are an educator, artist, or maker (or any combination of the three) magnets are one of the most useful supplies in a paper crafter’s toolbox! Adhesive backed sheet magnets, ceramic magnets, and rare earth (neodymium) magnets are all useful when creating paper circuits. Here are 10 of our favorite ways to use magnets with paper […]
Light Up a Dissolve Card with Chibitronics LED Stickers
In my latest tutorial, Dissolve Card: Light Up Picture Switcher, I’ll show you how to make a light-up version of a Victorian Era mechanism known as a dissolve, or dissolve card. This paper mechanics project combines a trick of the eye (and pictures that flip) with a little electronic trickery of our own — Circuit […]