LED Picture Boxes

Here is a little LED project I made using a couple simple items. You just hang them up, and watch them light!

You had the Throwies, the Floaties, now...The LED Picture Boxes!

Here is how I did it!

Step 1 Materials

Here is what you will need:

• Paper template from next step
• LED (preferably 5mm-10mm)
• Coin 3V battery
• Electrical Tape
• Scotch Tape or Glue

Comments

[vishalapar]

Cool! But to make it the ultimate best you will need to use transparent paper and print stuff on transparent paper...more like transparent plastic! That would give an awesome effect!

[Patrik]

Nice idea! You may want to roughen up the surface of the LED using some sandpaper to get a more omnidirectional light. Alternatively, you can stuff the LED in the middle of a cotton ball or some tissue paper - that will also keep it from rattling around inside the box.

[Mattrox]

Hot glue works well to diffuse the light too.

[baddjj]

You could also sandwich the battery/led between two pieces of clear tape, using the edges of the tape on both ends to tape it to opposite sides of the box, suspending the light in the center of the box. ya think?

[data23]

OOH. . . . . OMNIDIRECTIONAL . . . . Fancy!

[moomooman]

sweet instructable

[Brennn10]

thanks!

[LinuxH4x0r]

Cool! I can't wait to make my project for the contest!

[GorillazMiko]

Really cool job Brennn10, a lot of cool LED thingies are coming up, and this is just AWESOME! Nice job. +1 rating.
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