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Make Your Own Scented Candles with Crayola CrayonsEver get hit with a wave of nostalgia from the smell of Crayola crayons? Us too! So, when we heard Crayola trademarked that iconic scent, we thou...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/09/04/sound-reactive-led-top-hat-led-strips-adafruitlearningsystem-adafruit-2/

Ikea takes on Craigslist with classifieds site for its used furniture @ Ars Technica – Ikea is taking on the likes of eBay, Craigslist, and Gumtree with a peer-to-peer marketplace for customers...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/08/27/ikea-starts-classifieds-site-for-its-used-furniture-ikea-hacks-section-maybe/

Check out the latest guide from Erin St Blaine: Build a sound-reactive LED top hat with a 2d matrix, button control and WLED with Wifi control. This is a fun project that packs a huge impact. No ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/08/07/sound-reactive-led-top-hat-led-strips-adafruitlearningsystem-adafruit/

Check out the latest guide from Erin St Blaine: build a modern spiral floor lamp out of a dowel and some Hot Wheels track. The lights are diffused with clear crystal gems. We love the way the pla...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/07/30/tutorial-add-12v-programmable-cafe-market-lights-to-your-outdoor-space-2/

CookieCutter Playground Bundle is a GitHub Actions workflow demo for creating CircuitPython project bundles to use with “Download Project Bundle” buttons in Adafruit Playground guides. The Ad...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/07/01/creating-file-bundles-for-adafruit-playground-notes-circuitpython/

Add colorful, arduino controlled lights to your outdoor space. Install outdoor cafe market lights with edison-style bulbs and addressable LEDs inside, and control them with code to create an amaz...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/06/05/tutorial-add-12v-programmable-cafe-market-lights-to-your-outdoor-space/

Fredrik Flornes Ellertsen provides a tutorial for Japanese kintsugi, repairing ceramics with a distinctive gold finish. Fredrik’s special mug was the target:Kintsugi is the traditional Japanese...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/06/04/repairing-a-mug-with-japanese-kintsugi/

One of the basic concepts we learn in computing is how to work with files and organize them in directories. The typical use case is storing some data in a file and later reading it. However, file...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/04/24/how-files-in-linux-work/

Ruan3D shared this tutorial on Youtube!How to create a marble machine in Blender using Geometry Nodes. This method allows you to easily customise the track while building your marble machine.See ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/04/05/blender-tutorial-marble-machine-using-geometry-nodes/

An update to the Adafruit Learning System guide Gravatars: What they are and how to add or change one.Gravatars may be used on many websites for a common profile picture. Adafruit optionally uses...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/04/03/guide-update-gravatars-what-they-are-and-how-to-add-or-change-one/

Check out the latest guide from Erin St Blaine: add lights to your festival coat and control the lights with your phone. This guide will show two different ways to add animated NeoPixel lights to...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/04/02/led-festival-coat-with-mapping-and-wled-led-pixels-adafruitlearningsystem-adafruit/

Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/sound-reactive-paper-lanterns-with-led-fxCheck out the latest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: make a strand of sound reactive paper lanterns and hang them ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/03/20/tutorial-sound-reactive-paper-lanterns-dance-to-the-music-of-the-spheres/

Great guide on How to Build a Small Solar Power System from Low-tech Magazine.Low-tech Magazine was launched back in 2007 and runs on a solar-powered server. We like how they include the server s...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/03/19/low-tech-magazine-how-to-build-a-small-solar-power-system/

With his newly acquired Raspberry Pi, Nicolas Frankel explored executing GitHub Actions not on Google itself but on a dedicated machine (the Pi). GitHub Actions comprise two components: The GitHu...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/03/13/using-a-raspberry-pi-to-run-github-actions-locally-raspberrypi-nicolas_frankel/

Check out the latest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: Make your own DIY furry wall art with an LED matrix inside. Program and control it with the free WLED app and fill your room with light and patt...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/02/14/tutorial-monster-matrix-with-wled-adafruit-products-adafruitlearningsystem-adafruit/

This project is a self-contained Text Editor that can be taken on the go when powered from a USB battery, or 2-pin JST LiPo battery. It offers an environment similar to the Linux terminal-based e...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/02/12/circuitpython-text-editor-on-the-go-lcd-display-adafruitlearningsystem-adafruit/

YouTube user and blogger coXXect shows the steps to install CircuitPython 9.0.0-beta.0 on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. The installation is “bare metal” and not using Raspberry Pi OS (which can ru...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/02/07/how-to-install-circuitpython-9-0-0-beta-0-on-a-raspberry-pi-zero-2-w/

The Running TensorFlow Lite Object Recognition on the Raspberry Pi 4 or Pi 5 guide has been updated to work with Raspberry Pi Bookworm and the new Raspberry Pi 5. It has also been updated to use ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/01/31/updated-guide-running-tensorflow-lite-object-recognition-on-the-raspberry-pi-4-or-pi-5-raspberry_pi-tensorflow-machinelearning-braincraft-circuitpython-circuitpython-adafruitlearningsystem-ad/

A new guide in the Adafruit Learning System today: 1D Chomper Tabletop Arcade Game by Tim C.It’s designed to run on the Adafruit Qualia ESP32-S3 for TTL RGB-666 Displays with a display that is ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/01/26/1d-chomper-tabletop-arcade-game-gaming-adafruitlearningsystem-adafruit/

Check out the latest guide from Erin St Blaine: make a light-up Rapunzel wig that reacts to sounds and lights up when the wearer makes a noise. This is based on Rapunzel’s glowing hair from the...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/01/24/sound-reactive-rapunzel-hair-sensors-adafruitlearningsystem-adafruit/

Check out the latest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: Make custom moving eye graphics for your EyeLights LED glasses that wink, blink, and wiggle. This is an easy tutorial that’s fun to do with ki...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/01/17/led-glasses-custom-animated-graphics-with-sprites-adafruit-products-adafruitlearningsystem-adafruit/

Scott Logic goes through the basics of the Layered Neural Network, a simple introduction to some of the core concepts.All neural networks are made up of a network of neurons, much like the brain ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/01/08/the-basics-of-the-layered-neural-network-scott_logic/

Lizabeth Arum at Voltaic shows how to create a LoRa wireless networked device with an Adafruit Feather M0 RFM95 LoRa Radio 900MHz connected to a sensor and powered by a e-Peas energy harvester an...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/01/03/a-solar-powered-lora-radio-transmitting-barometric-pressure-and-altitude-lora-solar-tutorial-voltaicsystems/

Check out the latest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: Spice up your boots with custom animated NeoPixel shoelaces. Sync them to each other wirelessly using the free and open-source WLED software, an...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/12/19/neopixel-shoelaces-with-wled-led-strips-adafruitlearningsystem-adafruit/

Check out Erin St Blaine’s latest project: She has upgraded an electric fireplace to use programmable lights and WLED. These fancy LED fireplaces are appearing in homes all over the place. We�...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/12/11/tutorial-electric-fireplace-teardown-upgrades-with-wled/

Check out the latest guide from Erin St Blaine: Build an edge-lit acrylic tavern sign for your space. Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/edge-lit-tavern-sign-with-wled-control-with-wifi-o...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/12/04/tutorial-build-an-edge-lit-acrylic-tavern-sign-with-ir-control-and-wled/

Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/scroll-an-sms-text-message-on-your-rgb-matrix/overview Adafruit’s RGB Matrix Panels put flashy, custom signage within reach of everyone. Create your ow...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/11/21/tutorial-make-an-led-scrolling-sign-and-update-it-via-text-message-sms/

A new guide in the Adafruit Learning System: Making Wearable Badge Art with Printed Circuit Boards by Anne BarelaAs you’ve likely seen on the internet, one can make art PCBs that also have func...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/10/18/new-guide-making-wearable-badge-art-with-printed-circuit-boards-adafruitlearningsystem-badgelife-adafruit-anne_engineer/

A new guide in the Adafruit Learning System: Super Nintendo USB Controller by Robert Dale Smith.Many of us have fond memories growing up playing Super Nintendo. The controller is iconic and a tru...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/10/11/new-guide-super-nintendo-usb-controller-adafruitlearningsystem-gaming-adafruit-robertdalesmith/

 Check out the latest Adafruit Learning System tutorial from Erin St Blaine: use NFC tags to create a scannable tap-to-pay link or social media link that’s inexpensive and easy to use. NFC tag...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/09/19/tutorial-scannable-links-with-nfc-make-a-diy-tap-to-pay-link-or-social-media-link/

Bhavesh Kakwani has released his latest MicroPython tutorial “How to configure your MicroPython project with JSON files” as a YouTube video.See the video here and the tutorial here. The code ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/09/19/how-to-configure-your-micropython-project-with-json-files-micropython-bhavesh_kakwani/

The Tiny Code Reader is a small hardware module that’s intended to make it easy to scan QR codes. It has an image sensor and a microcontroller with pre-trained software and outputs information ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/09/13/reading-qr-codes-with-the-tiny-code-reader-sensors-adafruitlearningsystem-adafruit/

The Adafruit STEMMA Audio Amp is a super small mono amplifier is surprisingly powerful – able to deliver up to 2.5 Watts into 4-8 ohm impedance speakers. Inside the miniature chip is a class ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/09/13/new-guide-adafruit-stemma-audio-amp-stemma-audio-adafruitlearningsystem-adafruit/

Check out the latest Adafruit Learning System guide from Erin St Blaine: turn a vintage 2017 Teddy Ruxpin bear into a brand new personalized stuffy. The engineers at Adafruit have figured out how...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/08/23/tutorial-teddy-ruxpin-rebuild-hack-your-teddy-with-personalization/

Check out the latest tutorial from Erin St Blaine on the Adafruit Learning System. She built a dress using NeoPixel LEDs and Arduino code by Phil Burgess: the amazing Oozemaster 3000 code. This c...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/07/26/tutorial-led-dress-with-water-drip-illusion/

Lost Retro Tapes documents building a new ZX Spectrum retro computer from all new parts:This series of posts will be documenting my quest to building a ZX Spectrum using as many still available p...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/07/07/building-a-zx-spectrum-from-all-new-parts-zxspectrum-vintagecomputing-lostretrotapes/

We’ve got a new tutorial from Erin St Blaine: Make an LED jellyfish umbrella with NeoPixels and a QT Py Pico W. It’s easy to add lots of complex animations and color changes using WLED, a fre...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/06/21/tutorial-jellyfish-umbrella-with-wifi-and-wled/

‘I wonder,’ he said to himself, ‘what’s in a book while it’s closed. Oh, I know it’s full of letters printed on paper, but all the same, something must be happening, because as soon a...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/05/24/tutorial-magic-ai-storybook-with-chatgpt-and-voice-recognition-with-raspberry-pi-adfruit/

A new guide today in the Adafruit Learning System: Fisher-Price USB Controller by Robert Dale Smith.Toy manufacturers are releasing children’s toys which mimic items a child may see in later l...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/05/09/new-guide-a-fisher-price-usb-game-controller-adafruitlearningsystem-gaming-upcycling-robertdalesmith/

A new guide is out in the Adafruit Learning System: Making PCB Jewelry & Art with Gingerbread and KiCad by Anne BarelaArt takes many forms. For some, seeing art on printed circuit boards (PCBs) ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/04/28/new-guide-making-pcb-jewelry-art-with-gingerbread-and-kicad-gingerbread-jewelry-anne_engineer-wntrblm-kicad_pcb/

Check out the latest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: Build an umbrella stand with a Raspberry Pi Pico W and NeoPixel LEDs. The Raspberry Pi connects to your wifi and checks a weather API for you, a...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/04/26/tutorial-build-a-light-up-umbrella-stand-that-knows-if-its-going-to-rain/

Explaining Computers on YouTube shows how to add general purpose input/output (GPIO) to any PC or laptop running Windows, Linux or macOS using an Adafruit FT232H USB breakout board.Here we set th...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/04/12/add-gpio-to-any-pc-or-laptop-using-an-adafruit-ft232h-chrisbarnatt/

At Adafruit, we’re dedicated to helping you level up your knowledge and skills and give you resources to make your projects amazing. We did some research and came up with a comprehensive compen...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/03/30/neopixel_and_led_diffusion/

Full tutorial:https://learn.adafruit.com/chinese-dragon-puppet-with-motion-reactive-flame-effect/overviewCheck out the latest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: Build a motion-reactive Chinese Dragon ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/03/14/tutorial-build-a-chinese-dragon-puppet-with-motion-reactive-led-flame-effect-lights/

There will be a free CircuitPython Workshop in Discord on Saturday March 11th at 11am to 12:30 pm US Eastern time athttps://ptb.discord.com/channels/267624335836053506/354619224620138496/10828095...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/03/09/free-circuitpython-workshop-saturday-march-11th-circuitpython/

An easy and fun project (no soldering!): Use an Adafruit HalloWing to make a mini Mac with images with sounds. 3D print a mini Mac for the speaker and display! Play the classic chime sounds from ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/03/08/easily-make-a-mini-mac-with-3d-printing-and-adafruit-hallowing-marchintosh-circuitpython-hallowing-adafruit/

Check out the latest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: make an infinity mirror-style bubble table with an Adafruit Feather, CircuitPython and an infrared remote control. This is a really fun project ...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/03/07/new-tutorial-make-an-led-infinity-mirror-bubble-table-with-circuitpython-and-ir-control-adafruit/

A new guide today in the Adafruit Learning System: 3D Printed Light-Up Kaleidoscope by Debra Ansell: A kaleidoscope uses three mirrors in a triangular arrangement to form repeated reflections of...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/03/01/new-guide-a-3d-printed-light-up-kaleidoscope-led-adafruitlearningsystem-geekmomprojects-adafruit/

A New Guide in the Adafruit Learning System tonight: A Floppy Thumb Drive with a Color File Icon Display by Anne Barela.The moment folks look at this project, they get both nostalgic and confused...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/02/22/new-guide-a-floppy-thumb-drive-with-a-color-file-icon-display-adafruitlearningsystem-floppy-circuitpython-adafruit-anne_engineer/

Check out the latest tutorial from Erin St. Blaine: NeoPixel Novelty Cufflinks with scrolling text.Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-novelty-cufflinks-with-scrolling-text/overvie...

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/02/07/tutorial-neopixel-novelty-cufflinks-with-scrolling-text-images/