Awhile back I purchased a couple of Gakken Mini Theremins to play with. Here is an experiment with putting one inside a crocheted anglerfish plush.

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.

Last weekend I celebrated Halloween by marching in the 16th Annual Portsmouth Halloween Parade. I had great time admiring all the hand made and elaborate costumes on display during the event. Here are a few of the electronic/light up costumes I saw along the way.

Photo by Denise J. Wheeler

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.

Last week I found some WiFi Detecting Keychains on sale for $5 and decided they would make a fun weekend hack. I personally don’t like keychain gadgets, but they are great for incorporating into wearable projects because of how small and compact the circuit boards are.

Last weekend my friend Erin and I attended the first public workshop on paintable electronics/paper computing held by the High-Low Tech group at the MIT Museum. Part of the Cambridge Science Festival, it was a day-long (10am-5pm) demonstration and work session using conductive paints, batteries, and computing components to make interactive paper artworks.

While packing up my projects and doing a bit of spring cleaning, I came up with the idea of a portable scrapbook/notebook to house all my favorite techniques, prototypes, components and samples. I was inspired by textile sample books to use a three ring binder and removable pages as a storage solution for my ‘must have’ items.