Hi, crafty friends! This is Eiko. I make light up hive five tag using Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn hive five kit. I used two powerful neodymium magnets for the switch. When you place a bee motif with a magnet on the sentiment, it will attract the magnet attached to the back of the circuit and connect […]
Light up Halloween card with Chibitronics and Magengo designs
Hi everyone! this is Rana and I’m so happy to be back on chibitronics blog, I have a new fun light up card to share with you today featuring Chibitronics and Magengo designs products. First I designed a very simple circuit with 6 lights in my silhouette software then I sent the template to my […]
Best Dad Light Up Circuitry Card
Hello Chibitronics lovers! I’m Allison Cope and today we’re going to making a card for Father’s Day featuring the amazing colorful Chibitronics LED Light Stickers. There are SO many cool embossing folders out there and the minute I saw this cool “Circuit” embossing folder I knew it would make a wonderful masculine card. To begin […]
UPDATE FROM SPAIN – CREATIVE SCHOOL LIBRARIES in GALICIA
A CONVERSATION with Educator, Creative Technologist and Designer PAOLA GUIMERANS (Spanish version here) Scaling expressive technologies for STEAM learning often starts in train-the-trainer workshops. Hands-on sessions with curious educators and their organizations introduce new materials and invite participants – typically coaches, program managers, teachers, and subject matter experts such as artists, introductory CS instructors, department […]
How to make light up photo frame.
Hi crafty friends! This is Eiko. I make light up photo frame with an envelope type switch holder using Chibitronics and Tim Holtz dies. This photo frame has an envelope battery holder, so you can easily replace the battery. The light turns on when you switch it on. I will make the parts referring to the […]
Reed Switches (Normally Closed): Electrified Cobweb Card
Lift to Light In this tutorial, we will demonstrate key differences between two types of reed switches and teach you how to make a piece of interactive art, an electrified “cobweb” card, that lights up when it’s lifted. Contents Introduction Build an Electric Cobweb Card Compare & Contrast Two Different Reed Switches Introduction In our […]
Make a Splash!—–Using the Metal Brad for the switch parts
Hi, crafty friends! I’m so happy to see you here! I’d like to send cheerful splash to you with this card. This bear cub loves the rainy day. He and his dad are going for a walk in the rain. He finds a puddle and he is jumping in the puddle. Then…. the water are […]
Shiela Lee’s Top 10
A List to Teach By Recently, we caught up again with Shiela Lee, STEM teacher and technology coordinator at Beekman Hill International School, PS 59, New York City, and picked up where we left off with the Featured Educator writeup. This time we opened up the discussion so we could learn more from her on […]
Reed Switches (Magnet On): DIY Wand
Introduction Magnets, like wands, are magical! In this tutorial, we will show you how to make a magnetic wand that can trigger a circuit you make with a reed switch. Contents What is a Reed Switch? Build a Circuit with a Reed Switch Create a Magnetic Wand Learn How to Use a Reed Switch A […]
Susan Lowdermilk, Book Artist
<Art, Craft, and Telling Stories with Pop-up> CHIBI: We met on the Hack Your Notebook project, for what turned into Booklet #2, Engineer Your Materials, Working with Pop-up. By that time, you’d discovered Chibitronics co-founder Jie Qi’s circuit stickers and had begun exploring possibilities for book arts, pop-up and electronics. Can you share some detail […]
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How to make light up platform pop up card.
Hi, crafty friends! This is Eiko. I make light up platform pop up card using Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn platform pop-up dies. When you push up the platform, the heart-shaped constellations will shine. I will make the parts referring to the picture below. Die cut buttercup pattern paper using platform pop-up die 3 pieces of […]