Instructables: exploring - living - led - decoration http://www.instructables.com Sat, 25 May 2013 09:45:25 PDT BLOX v1.01 Christmas Changing Color LED Window Candle http://www.instructables.com/id/Christmas-Changing-Color-LED-Window-Candle/
Christmas Changing Color LED Window Candle - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FXI/CDCQ/HA4M84WH/FXICDCQHA4M84WH.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FXI/CDCQ/HA4M84WH/FXICDCQHA4M84WH.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FXI/CDCQ/HA4M84WH/FXICDCQHA4M84WH.SMALL.jpg badjer1 Well it is that time of year again and I hauled out the decorations only to find one of my window candles was broken.  After not being able to find the exact replacement to match the ones I had, I set out to rebuild them to something completely different.  Enter the Changing Color Window Candle!   R...
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Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:38:01 PST
Christmas Stocking with LED lights http://www.instructables.com/id/Christmas-Stocking-with-LED-lights/
Christmas Stocking with LED lights - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FTX/04B4/H8NA3UT9/FTX04B4H8NA3UT9.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FTX/04B4/H8NA3UT9/FTX04B4H8NA3UT9.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FTX/04B4/H8NA3UT9/FTX04B4H8NA3UT9.SMALL.jpg Aleisis This project began as a way to use up some oddments of fabric I had stored away. Many of the Christmas stockings you see for sale are modern in appearance and often rather tasteless, so I decided to make one with a richer, more antique feel to it, and a curled-up toe as a nod to the tradition that S...
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Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:27:13 PDT
LED Felted Star http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Felted-Star/
LED Felted Star - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWT/I2RK/H8NA3UHC/FWTI2RKH8NA3UHC.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWT/I2RK/H8NA3UHC/FWTI2RKH8NA3UHC.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWT/I2RK/H8NA3UHC/FWTI2RKH8NA3UHC.SMALL.jpg Aleisis This is a fun little project - a guide to making an unusual decoration just in time for Christmas! I used handmade felt, but any fabric would do. The main feature is a colour-changing LED light in the middle of the star. I've used a technology called conductive thread, which looks and behaves like c...
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Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:20:11 PDT
LED Strobe Pumpkin Decoration for Halloween for only $3 http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Strobe-Pumpkin-Decoration-for-Halloween-for-on/
LED Strobe Pumpkin Decoration for Halloween for only $3 - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3Q/TE1Z/H6S417ZO/F3QTE1ZH6S417ZO.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3Q/TE1Z/H6S417ZO/F3QTE1ZH6S417ZO.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3Q/TE1Z/H6S417ZO/F3QTE1ZH6S417ZO.SMALL.jpg powerman666 Go down to the Dollar General and buy 3 things A Carvable Pumpkin An LED Strobe Light and AA bateries Carve it Now cut the top open enough to fit the LED strobe light into the pumpkin. You can even carve a face into it if you want. I didn't carve a face into mine yet because I liked the way it ...
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Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:43:33 PDT
Lightup Christmas Tree Decoration http://www.instructables.com/id/Lightup-Christmas-Tree-Decoration/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJH/X79A/GW88OWJ2/FJHX79AGW88OWJ2.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJH/X79A/GW88OWJ2/FJHX79AGW88OWJ2.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJH/X79A/GW88OWJ2/FJHX79AGW88OWJ2.SMALL.jpg Auger Duval This lighted tree decoration is something I made up on a Sunday morning. It uses ~1/16 plexiglass/acrylic both clear and black 6 LED's and 2 AAA batteries. My son had gotten some pictures to color from a local kids event. I thought I could color in the picture a little differently. I imported a p...
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Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:28:12 PST
INFLATABLE GLOWING HALLOWEEN BOO GHOST! http://www.instructables.com/id/INFLATABLE-GLOWING-HALLOWEEN-BOO-GHOST/
INFLATABLE GLOWING HALLOWEEN BOO GHOST! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F18/PSQL/GU63TUUV/F18PSQLGU63TUUV.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F18/PSQL/GU63TUUV/F18PSQLGU63TUUV.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F18/PSQL/GU63TUUV/F18PSQLGU63TUUV.SMALL.jpg DarkRubyMoon Two good friends of mine love Halloween and are making their own little haunted house this year. Since I love to make Halloween decorations, but have no place to store them after I make them, I was very happy to offer to make them a ghost decoration. My first thoughts naturally was to do some elabo...
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Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:06:49 PDT
Make Wooden Reindeer from Tree Branches http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Wooden-Reindeer-from-Tree-Branches/
Make Wooden Reindeer from Tree Branches - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FEI/FCLP/G30TY223/FEIFCLPG30TY223.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FEI/FCLP/G30TY223/FEIFCLPG30TY223.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FEI/FCLP/G30TY223/FEIFCLPG30TY223.SMALL.jpg JoeMurphy Didn't not feel up to hanging light this year, but still wanted to one up the jones.  bust out your saw and drill and make yourself a sweet reindeer. This project takes a couple hours, and should cost very little. MATERIALS AND TOOLS large brach 4-6 inches wide, cut into 2 section (body & Head)...
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Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:53:13 PST
Shadow box gift label http://www.instructables.com/id/Shadow-box-gift-label/
Shadow box gift label - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRY/Y92Y/G3KXR1TL/FRYY92YG3KXR1TL.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRY/Y92Y/G3KXR1TL/FRYY92YG3KXR1TL.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRY/Y92Y/G3KXR1TL/FRYY92YG3KXR1TL.SMALL.jpg _fatguy This guide will illustrate how to create a shadow box which uses LED's to illuminate a design. Any design can be used, and as such, the shadow box can make a unique gift label, when the recipients initial is illuminated. Basic soldering is required for this guide. There are numerous soldering instr...
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Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:18:37 PST
Talking Arduino Halloween Skeleton http://www.instructables.com/id/Talking-Arduino-Halloween-Skeleton/
Talking Arduino Halloween Skeleton - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FDU/WON7/G1BB3QHT/FDUWON7G1BB3QHT.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FDU/WON7/G1BB3QHT/FDUWON7G1BB3QHT.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FDU/WON7/G1BB3QHT/FDUWON7G1BB3QHT.SMALL.jpg samseide Welcome to another of my instructables!So Halloween is upon us again and I really wanted to use the Arduino I had.  I went to the halloween store and found a skull with a hinged skull and that was the spark that began this project.  I knew that it would probably be easy to have a servo move using th...
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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:57:26 PDT
Mini Christmas Tree (With Lights!) http://www.instructables.com/id/Mini-Christmas-Tree-With-Lights/
Mini Christmas Tree (With Lights!) - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F9H/13RX/FOVWLXVM/F9H13RXFOVWLXVM.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F9H/13RX/FOVWLXVM/F9H13RXFOVWLXVM.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F9H/13RX/FOVWLXVM/F9H13RXFOVWLXVM.SMALL.jpg Gjdj3 This mini Christmas tree is perfect to add holiday spirit to any desk and could also make a good gift (At least I hope so! I plan to make more and give one to my brother and one of my LED obsessed friends). It can be made using scrap materials from other projects, and is really easy to put together....
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Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:58:56 PST
Wooden Christmas tree with colour-changing lights http://www.instructables.com/id/Wooden-Christmas-tree-with-colour-changing-lights/
Wooden Christmas tree with colour-changing lights - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FYE/IWWF/2MWEV2ZDMPK/FYEIWWF2MWEV2ZDMPK.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FYE/IWWF/2MWEV2ZDMPK/FYEIWWF2MWEV2ZDMPK.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FYE/IWWF/2MWEV2ZDMPK/FYEIWWF2MWEV2ZDMPK.SMALL.jpg Dr Rob Here's how we constructed a wooden Christmas tree decoration with colour-changing LED lights. Required parts and tools You will need the following parts: - 1 piece of MDF (whatever size you want your tree - ours was about 70cm x 50cm) - Red, green and brown paint - Hot glue sticks (lots of them)...
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