Digi-Key Maker Project Lab: Feature 🤩

Very excited to see a tweet from @digikey and one of my little projects is in it! I made some fabric from bubble wrap to recyc

GlowStitch to add colour to any project!

I’ve been very lucky to have been able to try out the fabulous GlowStitch from maker Steph https://www.makerqueen.com.au

ElectromakerIO, another great maker community!

Being a maker is always a fun experience. Not only do you get to make fun and exciting things – but the community always

Make your boards easy to prototype with!

This is super fun and doesn’t take much time to do. It makes your circuit boards ready for prototyping! Adding different

Make an Open Universal Input Sleeve {OUIS}

I’ve gotten so many wonderful conductive fabrics (from Tinker Tailor) that I wanted to make use of them in a way that sh

Coming Soon… 💙 wearable technology book

I’m excited to share that I’ve been working very hard under the radar on a book! Part of that involves creating ne

Rapid Prototyping, using Foamboard for wearable technology

I wanted to start our Interaction Design sessions this year with a high-energy session. More than that, I wanted to encourage

Modding a PeriPage: Going for gold

I’ve written a previous post about the PeriPage because I think it’s super cute and useful. They are also pretty e

Not just an LED badge – a fabulous find!

You are going to love this – and probably buy one! 484 LEDS!!! What is it? This is an LED badge – but it has a mag

Yellowooowowooo OLED!

This super cool little OLED screen, 128 x 32 is YELLOW! I haven’t come across the yellow ones before and I’m a big

TFT Tips, how to get your TFT to work for you!

Hey – So I’ve been using the lovely TFT screens for some projects lately. Have you used these before? I’m us

UV nail resin for strength in wearables

Nail resin can keep your connections strong! Making wearable projects are super fun and challenging. This is a super quick pos

Add an external reset button on the Gemma M0 board.

I recently created a wearable project and the Gemma M0 board was on the inside of the wearable. However, I needed the ability

Getting your shiny new ESP32 ready to use with Arduino

To use the ESP32 board we need to do a few steps first. First make sure you have an Espressif ESP32 board (have a look around,

Create your own Social Distancing Hat, with extras…

In this tutorial, for a distance sensor hat, I’ll be using an ultrasonic sensor to measure the distance of others approa

A perfect match. In the wild interventions & Peri Page.

What is it? The PeriPage is a little bluetooth printer that you can carry around in a bag (or a very large pocket). The PeriPa

How to make neopixel jewellery, a colour sensing, fun wearable

This super fun toturial has now moved home and live on Instructables. Please leave any questions or comments! All items for ma

Tips for the top.. a review of Soldering Iron MiniwareTS80 solder tips: B02, BC02 & K4

I’m a big fan of the TS80. I got the TS80 soldering iron as a gift a couple of years ago, and I can’t remember lif

How to install a Library in Arduino (1.8 onwards), using Library Manager

The library manager you will use a lot when you’re making fun projects with Arduino. Libraries provide your sketches wit

Want to print your wow character? How to use Wow Model Viewer.

Using Wow Model Viewer you can 3D print a version of your character. I had a few issues when using the software so I’m w

TS80 Miniware I love you ~

I got this lovely Miniware TS80 solder iron about a year and a half ago as a gift, and it’s easily become one of my most

Flickering Flames: Deadbugging an ATTiny

information This is a guide that brings together a series of guides and information I discovered when looking for fun projects

Easy to use ‘over the air’ OTA (wifi) to program your ESP32!

This is an information post mostly for myself – I spent a lot of time trying to program my ESP32 using the OTA functiona

OLED & Arduino Heaven

I posted images online of prototypes I had been working on, and Marcelo Souza commented about trying an OLED. I had thought ab