Guest Post: Krafti Karma Today’s video tutorial was created by an enterprising young crafter, Taryn, who creates under the moniker Krafti Karma. Based in Northern California, Taryn is a high school sophomore who enjoys traveling, volunteering for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, and teaching kids at Peninsula Bridge. A recipient of a […]
Educator & Lesson Spotlight: Leveling Up (& Lighting Up) Book Clubs with Aubrey Garrison
Spotlight on Aubrey Garrison Integrating circuits, art, and literature is not always an easy feat! In today’s post, we are featuring a dynamic middle school educator who boldly reimagines book reports and book clubs to be much more engaging and exciting for students. Language Arts teacher Aubrey Garrison, in collaboration with Jill Dawson, has created […]
PopUpTober: Light-up, Slot & Joint Mechanism (featuring Chibitronics)
Slot & Joint Video Tutorial: Introduction: In this video tutorial for #PopUpTober, I’ll show you two different methods for building a light-up pop-up mechanism called a Slot and Joint. A Slot and Joint mechanism is useful for creating pop-ups that appear to jut out from a parallelogram adhered to a base card. This type of […]
How to make light up swivel Christmas card. ~ Type 2. The background glows. ~
Hi crafty friends! This is Eiko. I made two types of light up cards using Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn swivel surprise dies and stamps. Next, I will show you how to make a Christmas card. I used the reed switch and animating white blink LED from Chibitronics for this circuit. When you open the card, […]
How to make light up swivel Halloween card. ~ Type 1. The moving circular part glows. ~
Hi crafty friends! This is Eiko. I made two types of light up cards using Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn swivel surprise dies and stamps. First, I’ll show you how to make a Halloween card. I used the reed switch on this card. When you open the card, the small circular part moves and a reed […]
Light-up a Pop-Up Bird with Chibitronics Sticker LEDs
Light Takes Flight This project takes inspiration from a bird model featured in Duncan Birmingham’s book, Pop-Up Design and Paper Mechanics: How to Make Folding Paper Sculpture, which is a fabulous resource! In this tutorial, I’ll show you a way to light up the wings of a pop-up bird using Chibitronics sticker LEDs. My bird […]
Meet the Maker: Seth Berg
“How’d You Do That?” In this month’s spotlight, we are excited to introduce Seth Berg, a Colorado-based artist, educator, and avid skier. Not one to shy away from a challenge, Seth recently created a gigantic light-up, pop-up structure. The enormous artwork was open to the public as part of a large community event, a fundraiser […]
Hot Glue Diffusion Jellyfish Card with Chibitronic LED Stickers
Hey there! Kathy Ceceri here, and for this hot glue diffusion project I created a design that goes under the sea. To recreate the glowing orange and blue jellyfish floating my family saw on a long-ago visit to the New England Aquarium in Boston, I added a layer of hot glue on top of the […]
How to Make a Light-Up Pop-Up TV with Chibitronics LED Stickers (by Emily Brooks)
Make Your Circuit POP! The following project, which combines two of our favorite things (paper circuits and pop-ups) was created by Design Team member Emily Brooks, whom you can find on Instagram at @funfettigator. Are you a big fan of the small screen? Learn how to make this easy light-up pop-up living room scene and […]
Creating Collaborative “Exquisite Corpse” Paper Circuit Art
By Hello Play! For Chibitronics Andrea, Mariana, and Celeste (the Hello Play! Collective) are always looking for ways to virtually collaborate and make together. For this project, we took inspiration from a fun approach to designing paper circuits called “Exquisite Circuits” which is “a novel collaborative circuit design approach that remixes the surrealist Exquisite Corpse […]
Blow-Out Musical Candles Card with Chibitronics LED Stickers and micro:bit
Hi there! Kathy Ceceri here with a cool personalized birthday card I created for my mom’s 90th. I connected the usual Chibitronics LED sticker circuit to a BBC micro:bit mini-computer to play music, adjust the brightness on the LEDs, and scroll messages across the board’s LED “screen.” And — thanks to one of the micro:bit’s […]
Illuminate a Box Frame with a Chibi Chip
In this tutorial, I’ll share my process for transforming a thrift store find—a hinged box frame (13 X 13 inch) purchased for 2 dollars—into a dynamic wall decoration. Using a Chibitronics Chibi Chip and LED Stickers of your choice, you can create an inspiring poster for your wall, with beautifully colored lights and changeable effects! […]