Materials Cardstock 2 Strips of copper tape 1 Coin cell battery 1 Binder clip 12 circuit stickers Foam stickers Hot glue Directions 1. Accordion fold each sheet of paper lengthwise at 3/4″ intervals. Take one accordion and adhere the ends of one side by folding it in half. Repeat for all three accordions. Connect the […]
Chibitronics Circuit Stickers at SIGGRAPH
We just got back from sunny, LA, where we had a great time at SIGGRAPH. Using circuit stickers, Agic conductive ink, and Conductak conductive sticky putty, we made a beautiful circuitry – CircuitTree! For more info: http://s2015.siggraph.org/attendees/making-siggraph-2015 http://semiaccurate.com/2015/08/12/conductak-make-conductive-sticky-putty/
Ferris Wheel
This tutorial will show you how to solder to circuit stickers and use the programmable microcontroller to create a ferris wheel with spining lights. The tutorial will be divided into two sections- programming your microcontroller and crafting your circuit. You will need: An In System Programmer (ISP) to connect the microcontroller sticker to the computer and […]
How to Solder
This tutorial will explain how to solder to circuit stickers. You will need: Soldering Iron Solder Copper Tape LED sticker Step 1. Place an LED. Lay down your copper tape so that the tape sits on top of the conductive pads of the LED. Step 2. Heat up your soldering iron. Step 3. Cut a piece of solder, […]
Chibitronics at the White House STEM Event
We shared Chibitronics Circuit Stickers at the White House’s STEM event, “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.” The goal was to get youth interested in and excited about STEM careers. There were several activity stations, and we helped the OSTP Staff (Office of Science and Technology Policy) create custom electronic cards. We […]
Chibitronics Design Team Call
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. 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 […]