Candy for the Eyes! Did you know that November 4th is National Candy Day? What better way to celebrate this sweet part of the season than with a light-up gingerbread house using some recycled materials, some hot glue, some circuit stickers, and some imagination. Materials Required: Directions: Step 1: Print and Cut Out Template Step […]
A Playful Series on Augmenting Found Art with LED Switches
By Hello Play! for Chibitronics As a collective with a passion for creative learning, we (Andrea, Celeste, and Mariana) wanted to explore how to create playful experiences around the theme of circuit switches. “How can we augment found art (a story, a painting, a song etc.) with LED Switches?” was the prompt we used to […]
Snowflake Spinner Card featuring White Blink Animating LEDs
Our new White Blink Animating LEDs, available in quantities of six or 24, are an easy way to add sparkle and a touch of magic to paper crafts, such as this winter-themed Electrified Spinner Card project. Designed to be fully customizable, and adaptable to any theme or motif you can imagine, our newest tutorial features […]
Looking Over the Rooftop Holiday Card with Two Separate Circuits and the Reed Switches
Hi crafty friends!The holiday season is coming. It’s a Joyful and heartwarming time.I’d like to show a winter scene card to you today. This card has two screens. One is daytime and the other is night.The sky turns from day to night. I use reed switches and the animating LED sticker for this card.Do you […]
Autumn Leaf Shadow Box Featuring Chibitronics LEDs & Bearly Art
While most of the trees where I live have shed their vibrant leaves in preparation for winter, I am not quite ready to let them go! Thanks to my latest creation, a seasonal shadow box (designed by Bearly Art), I won’t have to! In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make your own interactive, […]
How to make light up Noel tag with reed switch.
Hi crafty friends! This is Eiko and I make light up Noel tag using Chibitronics and Tim Holtz dies. I used the reed switch and animating LED on this tag. When you move the magnet behind the bouquet motif closer to the switch, the switch turns on and the star fade to rainbow colors. I will […]
How to make light up skunk card with reed switch.
Hi, crafty friends! This is Eiko and I make light up skunk card using Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn stamps and dies. I used the reed switch on this card. When you move the magnet behind the skunk motif closer to the switch, the switch turns on and the heart glows. Reed switch has two ferrous reeds. […]
5 Tips & Tricks for Using Chibitronics Reed Switches (Magnet On)
If you are reading this post, there’s a good chance that you have: In the event that you don’t fit into any of the aforementioned categories, please allow me to suggest that you check out Magical Magnetism: Intro to Reed Switches (Magnet On) before reading on. There, you’ll find an in-depth explanation of what reed switches […]
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 […]
Dreaming magical color card using the coming Animating LED sticker with the magnetic reed switch
Hi crafty friends! I’m so happy to share an amazing new light sticker coming around this summer. Chibitronics carried it and showed it to you at NAMTA show this April. I sent this card Chibitronics booth at that time. Did anyone see this? A movie is worth a thousand words. Take a look at how […]
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 […]
Light Up an Origami Lotus with Chibitronics LED Circuit Stickers and a Magnet-On Reed Switch
Hi! It’s Kathy Ceceri with an easy origami lotus flower design that lights up thanks to a Chibitronics reed switch and a magnetic lilypad base. Rotate the flower like a knob to turn the Chibitronics LED Circuit Stickers on and off! This project is simple enough for children to make, but be careful if you […]