After a whirlwind month of two maker faires – the Cambridge Mini Maker Faire and the Bay Area Maker Faire, I am ready to take a brief vacation from blogging. I’ll be working on a few projects throughout the summer and I hope to share them along the way or when I start blogging more often in the fall. See you then and enjoy your summer!

Here are a few tests of crochet stretch sensors (and some more knit sensors for comparison) as I try to determine the method that works best for me.

One of my goals for 2011 is to learn to knit and crochet. I love the look of handmade yarn projects, and lately have been seeing more and more using soft circuits. Here are a few techniques I’m hoping to try once I get the hang of some needlework basics.

Here are a few of my favorite holiday crafts that use electronics and conductive threads.

Here’s a project using LEDs, fabrics, and felt to make a decorative Christmas tree wall hanging. Inspired by Becky Stern’s Electronic Embroidery tutorial, it uses simple techniques to make a festive decoration.

Today I had a bit of dessert to celebrate the end of my first year blogging here at Soft Circuit Saturdays. To show my thanks to my readers, I’ll be giving away one free Pro membership to Instructables. Thank you to everyone who has read the blog and offered great feedback on my projects!

Last weekend I attended PodCampNH in Portsmouth. I gave a presentation on connecting with other makers online and talked about trying to organize a mini maker faire in our area.

Photo by Wayne Kurtzman (@WayneNH).

This week I’ve been working on two different ways of creating light up fairy wings for Halloween.

October is my favorite time of year. As a crafty person I love the opportunity to go all-out and decorate my house, help out with Halloween celebrations, and get dressed up for costume parties. I’ve gathered up a few interesting projects from Instructables for some inspiration on adding technology into your Halloween celebrations.

Lately there are an increasing number of shoes on the market that incorporate technology, from running shoes that sync with your iPod to high fashion illuminated heels. Here are a few cool tutorials that show you how to build your own tech-infused footwear.