Materials used: Concept: I chose to base this creative switch on the action of putting a flower behind your ear during the summertime or when visiting a tropical place. I wanted the act of wearing the flower to be what activates the LEDs, so the motion of placing the flower behind your ear closes the…
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Jamyla Eatman – Creative Switch
How to’s I used the tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGuT-Spamt4&list=PLbU-EWvkYMLNvmKz_DOnXw_FrZR9hZ5aR&index=3 I only used the first part in this project Materials cardboard Paper Glue battery led light When you are following the video, at step six, you will add your switch. All you have to do is make sure it’s dry, drill a hole so the LED light fits,…
Zoey Aleksieva – Creative Switch
Inspiration I really enjoy going to the gym to release my emotions, especially if I’m angry. I think it’s funny that on the outside I look like a person just working out, but on the inside I imagine myself making angry facial expressions. The physical act of working out feels like I get to channel…
Evelyn Roque Creative Switch Instructables
Materials used: Aluminum foil Cotton thread Tape Paper Led lights 4 batteries Conductive thread First create the desired character on the paper. Concept: My character Luna hands lights up when you touch her hands, and it will glow. Once you touch both hands the hair accessory will also light up. Cut three holes for the…
Galia Quezada – Creative Switch
Apartment Lights and Stray Cat For this project I wanted to create something that would trigger the LEDs to turn on using conductive tape as well as pressure on the battery to activate the switch. In order to create this project I decided to use materials which were easily accessible such as cardboard for the…
Natalie Croney – Creative Switch
Pin the Tail on the Donkey My switch is the classic game of pin the tail on the donkey with the tail being used to close the circuit. I created a parallel circuit using one button battery and two LEDs. I made the donkey design through sewing a fabric tapestry, creating the circuit through stitching…
Assignment 2 – Making a lighted flower using LEDs
Choosing an idea was not as difficult as I thought considering the shape of a flower Is decently easy :). I thought it would have been fun to add fun colors too the petals. Materials copper wire a battery, 3V DC purple coin cell Tube Copper Tape LEDs Tape Zip tie Sauter machine Multimeter Materials First,…
Creative Switch: Light-up Butterfly
I wanted to create an interactive piece where it is shaped like a butterfly, and when you make its wings flap, the LEDs turn on. The switch aspect in this project is the loop made out of conductive fabric tape touching the copper tape to close the circuit and turn the LEDs on. Supplies: 4 red,…
Creative Switch – Inventory Storage
My initial idea for this project was to create something that would be helpful in some way for me. I began by thinking about making some sort of mechanism that would somehow remind about items or things that I usually forget to take like my wallet or keys. Through some brainstorming I ended up with…
Creative Switch: Light Up Jewels
For my creative switch I wanted to make a necklace that lit up. Specifically I really wanted the clasp to serve as the switch. So the motion of closing the necklace would light up the LEDs. The LEDs also take place of gems/charms that are usually on a necklace. Materials: Necklace 3 LEDs Wire (green…
Creative Switch: Catching Fireflies
When I think about the concept of a switch, turning a light on and off, I think about my terrible grammar growing up. “Open the lights,” My mom would tell me. “Close the lights,” I’d imitate her. So I thought about an action that would mean “To open and close.” I also thought about light…
Animated Trash
The idea of this project was to bring inanimate objects to life an give them a meaning that most people don’t associate them with, such as trash being involved in an ecosystem. this instructable will show you how to attach one piece of recyclable. Materials: Double male-ended wires (3 per neopixel strip) Neopixel strips Adafruit…