A bunch of guys at work started talking about electronics and I never had opportunity to ever do anything with electronics. It seems geeky enough right? I’ve been programming something since i was 13, why not? So not knowing anything, I looked for something Cool.

I Found the LED Art Kit at MakerShed.com which was designed by BlinkyBug.com. It was really easy! I took it over to my father in laws since I read it “might” need soldering (never did that either!) .. it turned out to not need soldering after all.

I made my first YouTube video of it in action, best viewed in a dark room!

At first, the lights seemed really round:

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Then reading the instructions, it said to drip hot glue on the LEDs to distort the light.

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Then we got something like this!! Cool Beans!

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Not too heavy in the electronics part, but it was a start. I ordered 3 other kits that do require soldering. I will post those .. if I can do it!