Last weekend I traveled to Boulder, Colorado to attend the ‘Where Electronics Meets Textiles’ workshop hosted by SparkFun Electronics and taught by Lynne Bruning and Troy Nachtigall.

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

It’s been one week since I traveled out to Queens to experience the first World Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science. I had an amazing time seeing some familiar faces of my fellow makers and meeting lots of new and interesting participants and faire-goers.

Awhile back I had the idea to make big, squishy pillows shaped like Arduino boards, inspired by Blythe Church’s amazing hand sewn felt electronics. In my spare time, I’ve been working on a large LilyPad floor pillow. Here are a few pictures of the finished piece.

The last couple of weekends have been surprisingly warm and sunny for April in New Hampshire, so I’ve been trying to spend as much time outside as possible. At first I thought this would directly compete with my goal to work on soft circuit projects, but there are a lot of things you can take outdoors and piece together while enjoying the weather.

[Image via Knitty.com]

The LilyPad Arduino is a great piece of hardware that has made a big splash in the wearable/sew-able electronics scene. In addition to being easy to connect through sewing, the LilyPad looks great on the outside of a project. I love the circular design and purple color. I purchased a LilyPad back in September, yet haven’t had ample time to play with it. I am remedying that starting today.