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6 Easy DIY Craft Projects
I’m back with another roundup! This time, I’m sharing my 6 favorite DIY crafts projects! For those who have been following me for a while, some of these may look familiar. However, if you’re new to my blog, this is a perfect introduction to my crafting videos.
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Easy Ways to Connect your Project to the Internet
In this video, Becky Stern explores easy ways to connect electronics projects to the internet using WiFi microcontrollers and simple apps. She’ll cover platforms that allow you to control your LED project from anywhere in the world like WLED and CheerLights, and cloud services that help visualize sensor data including Arduino Cloud, Adafruit IO, and…
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Dopp Kit Bag Sewing Pattern
Learn how to sew a simple and satisfying Dopp Kit bag- perfect for traveling, tool storage, makeup, and more. Introduction Last year I made my first Dopp Kit bag as a companion piece to my Waxed Canvas Tool Roll… But I didn’t just try to make the bag from canvas. I also made some with…
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6 Easy Electronics Projects
It’s time for another roundup… This time, I’m sharing 6 electronics projects from my catalog that are great for beginners. If you’ve been here a while, you may recognize some of them. If you’re new, consider this a gentle intro to my inventory of electronics projects! 1. Basic LED Circuit Let’s start with the Basic…
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LED Painting
In this post, we’ll be crafting an eye-catching painting that incorporates LEDs. This project is easily customizable to suit any decor theme, making it a great group activity. My journey with this project began when I created it for Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, using Nate Larson’s guide designed for in-person activities. During my…
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Reusing Disposable Vape Batteries
I’m going to show you how to reuse these batteries, diverting valuable and hazardous substances from landfill while acquiring free batteries for your microcontroller projects. The Shift to Single-Use Vape Devices It’s ridiculous… How do vape companies get away with putting perfectly good rechargeable lithium batteries in a single-use device? And why does it seem…
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Mermaid LED Hair
I’ve wanted to make a mermaid hair accessory since Dianna Cowern and I met in 2018. This is her idea, but she’s incapacitated by long COVID. So I’m making this project with my hair and makeup artist, Hinano Leung, and sending our love to Dianna in spirit.
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From Solderless Breadboard to Soldered Circuit
Once you have a working solderless breadboard prototype of your project, you can make it smaller, more durable, and more permanent by translating your project to a solder-type breadboard. In this video, Becky walks through the process for mapping and building a soldered circuit. Full article on DigiKey’s Maker.io – From Solderless Breadboard to Soldered…
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6 Easy DIY 3D Printing Projects
It’s roundup time! If you’re a longtime fan, you might remember some of these 3D printing projects from my channel. If you’re new, consider this a guided tour of some of my best. 1. Dust Port Adapter Let’s start with a project that will come in handy if you have power tools with a different…
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Ray-Bans Stories Teardown
Today I’m taking a look inside the Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses. They’ve got cameras, speakers, microphones, and a whole lot more crammed into these frames. These glasses are particularly interesting because of how small and oddly shaped the electronics must be to fit entirely in the otherwise pretty normal-looking frames. Before I took them apart,…
