Chibitronics Circuit Stickers launched at the Craft & Hobby Show in Anaheim earlier this year. We had a great response from the show, as seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maDp0-DKss4&feature=youtu.be We are a new company, and are looking for our inaugural design team. If you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, decorating, and sewing, we’d love you to develop and share […]
Piano Notes
This tutorial will show you one possible way you can use the programmable microcontroller—to visualize music! When triggered the LEDs will light up in order corresponding to the notes of a very basic piano song- “Hot Cross Buns.” You will need: An In System Programmer (ISP) to connect the microcontroller sticker to the computer and […]
Hacking a Box
To hack an existing box you will need: LED Circuit Stickers Conductive copper tape 3V coin cell battery Small box with removable lid Scissors Regular tape Optional: Construction paper or other decorations Step 1. Add any base decorations to your box. In this case, the box had a ripped space in the center so I used construction paper to […]
Paper Gift Box Tutorial
This tutorial shows you how to make a small paper gift box with a circuit sticker that lights up when closed, and turns off when opened. You will need: One LED Circuit Sticker paper box template printed on card stock (download PDF here) conductive copper tape regular tape (e.g. scotch tape or masking tape) 3V coin […]
Light-Up Paper Helicopter
To make this paper helicopter with glowing wings, you will need: LED Circuit Stickers Conductive copper tape Plain card stock, or template (accessible here) printed on card stock 3V coin cell battery Scissors Pencil Binder Clip Step 1. Cut the card stock along the solid lines, or into a shape similar to the one indicated on the template. Include […]
Chibitronics at CHA Mega Show
Our circuit stickers debut at CHA and had a great reception with crafters and artists at the Mega Show. Â We were excited to show everyone how circuit stickers could add light to their favorite paper crafts, mixed media, textiles, and more. We started off by creating a beautiful party pennant banner with our company […]
Paper Battery Holder Tutorial
This tutorial shows you how to make a paper battery holder for coin cell batteries (CR2032 and CR2016). Scroll to the bottom of this page for the video tutorial. MATERIALS AND TOOLS battery holder template printed on cardstock (download PDF here) conductive copper tape regular tape (e.g. scotch tape or masking tape) scissors surface mount LEDs […]
Programming the Microcontroller Sticker
The microcontroller circuit sticker comes with a default touch sensor program. However, you can also use Arduino software to reprogram it with your own code! This tutorial will show you how to reprogram the Attiny85 microcontroller sticker using three programmer options: the Tiny AVR programmer, the AVRISP MKII, and the Arduino as programmer . Tiny […]
“Spintastic” Pinwheel Card
Materials Used: Chibitronics: o 1 Blue LED circuit sticker o 1 White LED circuit sticker o 2 strands of 6” Copper Tape o Battery Paper: o Card base: 4.25”W x 11”H white cardstock scored at 5.5” mark o Yellow patterned paper: 4”W x 5.25”H o Pinwheel Patterned Paper 3.8125”W x 5.1875”H (Carta Bella) Embellishments: o Circle Nested Dies – 2 sizes (3” diameter […]
Christmas Tree
Create a new tradition this Holiday season on a miniature scale. Make an origami Christmas tree with sparking ornaments! Materials 7 Yellow LED circuit stickers 7 Red LED circuit stickers 2 Strips of 16” – 18″ copper tape (1) 6″ x 6″ light green Astrobright paper (or origami paper) (1) 5″ x 5″ light green Astrobright paper (or origami paper) (1) 1/2″ […]
“Phone a Friend” Card
Materials Used: • Chibitronics: o One White LED circuit sticker o 2 strands of 4” Copper Tape o Battery • Paper: o Card base: 4.25”W x 11”H kraft cardstock scored at 5.5” mark o Phone Patterned Paper: 4”W x 5.25”H (Carta Bella) o Pink base: 2.5” W x 5.25”H o White base: 2.25”W x 5”H […]
Christmas Ornament
Celebrate the upcoming season with a decorative, paper craft ornament that has a pattern of lights strung along its side. Hang a single or a series of ornaments adorn your tree or as an extension of holiday cheer on a string of lights! Materials 6 White LED circuit stickers 2 strands of 12” copper tape 10″ […]