GEMMA Hoop Earrings – NeoPixel Ring Pendant
GEMMA jewelry! The bitty board fits perfectly in the center of a NeoPixel ring for flashy hoop earrings or a charming pendant. Read on to build your own!
Before you get started, follow the Introducing GEMMA guide or Introducing Gemma M0 guide.


Tools & Supplies
Bill of materials (for one pendant– double this for a pair of earrings):
- Gemma M0 or Original Gemma
- NeoPixel ring
- tiny lipoly battery with charger
- pendant hanger or ear wires/jump rings
- stranded wire
- clear thread
- double stick tape
- E6000 adhesive (if using glue-on pendant hanger)
- soldering iron and solder
- multimeter
- scissors
- wire strippers
- pliers
- flush snips
- tweezers
- helping third hand tool
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(more…)Hackett’s Transmission Problem – Pedicab Projector Tripod
Hackett is working on a pedicab projector tripod for a new bike-powered version of the Illuminator, a mobile propaganda van. He describes the challenges associated with building things from obtanium and offers advice for sourcing the finest scrap materials. (video produced by Becky Stern)
Firewalker LED Sneakers
Light up your stride! Mod a pair of high-tops with NeoPixel strip and FLORA, Adafruit’s wearable electronics platform. Becky Stern and Phillip Burgess show you how to use a velostat step sensor in the heel to trigger firey animations as you walk!

This project involves sewing and soldering! We recommend you read the Getting Started with FLORA guide before beginning this project.
This project is a collaboration with Phillip Burgess aka Paint Your Dragon! Glamour shots by John de Cristofaro. Project help by Risa Rose, and special thanks to Ary from Anamanaguchi for modeling!
Tools & Supplies

For a pair of shoes, you will need:
- 2Â FLORA main boards
- velostat
- 2 meters NeoPixel 60-LED strip in black or white
- 2Â 3xAAA battery holder with switch
- conductive thread
- shoes, we used high-top Vans
- premium jumpers or three pieces of silicone coated stranded wire
other supplies:
- fine grit sandpaper
- tape
- Permatex 66B adhesive (or any adhesive that sticks to both the silicone LED sheathing and your shoe material)
- marking pencil
- plain thread
- alligator clips
- usb cable for plugging in FLORA
- sewing needle
- flush snips
- scissors
Adafruit on HardWired ft. iJustine
Hardwired’ Ep.6 — ‘Adafruit’: iJustine gets crafty with Becky Stern, Adafruit’s Director of Wearable Electronics.
