Fred Gets an Upgrade In this tutorial, we will take inspiration from the 1970’s to show you how to create an interactive puppet toy with color changing, LED Sticker eyes, triggered by reed switches and magnets. Video 1: Overview Introduction One afternoon, while puttering in my basement, I took a closer look at an object […]
Make a Puppet with Color Changing Eyes With Chibitronics Reed Switches
In my latest tutorial, “Fred 2.0: Puppet with Color Changing Eyes,” I am giving a vintage bird puppet a makeover that includes glowing eyes that change colors with a tug of a feather. See how Fred transitions from frumpy to fabulous, with help from Chibitronics LED stickers! Learn how to create a circuit that uses […]
Chibitronics Lights Up the NAMTA Creativation Trade Show 2023
Between 30 March and 4 April 2023, members of the Chibitronics team were in Columbus, Ohio, for the National Art Materials Trade Association (NAMTA) Creativation Trade Show. Before the festivities had even begun, Chibitronics’ CEO Jie Qi was invited to lead a paper circuits workshop as part of a collaboration between NAMTA and the local […]
How to make light up hibiscus card.
Hi, crafty friends! This is Eiko. Around the summer of 2023, Chibitronics will release three new animating LEDs. Gem-shaped blink type, Heart-shaped fade type, and Flower-shaped rainbow fade type. So today I make light up hibiscus card using Chibitronics new animating LED and Lawn Fawn dies. When you pull the tab, the hibiscus fades to […]
A Ribbit-ing Scene with Light Up Toadstools
Happy Monday all! I’m Allison Cope and today we’re going to create a light up swampy scene with this adorable toad and his toadstools! To begin my card I first created a simple card base with a 3 dimensional fold in the center. This allows for the depth of my foam tape. This card is […]
NAMTA 2023
Contents Introduction Products & Pricing Become a Reseller Ordering Shipping Make & Take Tutorial Getting Started Videos Educator’s Guide Follow Us! Welcome to Chibitronics We’re excited to share with you the world of crafting with light! Come meet us in person at Booth 105 to Make & Take this magical color-changing butterfly pin featuring our […]
Reed Switch Shadow Box
Story in a Box In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use reed switches (magnet on) to control lights (and the mood) in a story-telling shadow box! Video Tutorial In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to build an interactive Reed Switch Shadow Box. This project, a three dimensional piece of art in a […]
Create an Interactive Shadow Box with Chibitronics Reed Switches
In my latest tutorial, Reed Switch Shadow Box, I’ll show you how to use one or two reed switches (magnet on) to control lights (and the mood) in a story-telling shadow box! The example below uses two reed switches (magnet on). One triggers a path with white LEDs and the other triggers a path with […]
How to Create a Simple and Cute Birthday Card
Hi everyone! This is Marina from @theimaginery and I am so happy to share with you all my very first project created with Chibitronics LED Stickers. Simple but cute, isn’t it? The match of birthday and Chibitronics that came first to my mind was a cake with a candle that was lit by pressing a […]
6 Uses for Bare Circuit Sticker LEDs
In my post, 5 Ways to Reuse Circuit Stickers, I shared several ways to repurpose Circuit Sticker LEDs that had lost their adhesive mojo. In that post I explained how to detach a sticker, without damaging it, and how to remove and replace its conductive adhesive backing. In this post, I’ve assembled six ways that […]
Get Some Rest Light Up Card
Hi friends – Bri Firth here! Today, I am sharing a simple light up card created with the Bed Head Stamp Set from Heffy Doodle and light up components from Chibitronics. This interactive card also features White Sticker Lights and Copper Tape from Chibitronics. For more details on how I created this “get better soon” […]
Carousel Book Light
Brighten the Night with a Bookish Light In this tutorial, we will show you how to make a versatile book lamp, using a structure that may be used as a hanging ornament, tabletop display, or nightlight. Video Carousel Book Light Video Tutorial Introduction This project combines paper circuits with paper crafting to make a versatile […]