Not only do we teach you how to nerd-out your house, but we also show you how to nerd-out for the holidays. Here is a pretty ingenious Christmas Tree ornament that you could put together in a matter of minutes. This is a very cheap, easy, and fun way to add some tech to your Christmas Tree this holiday season. A since today at sundown marks the beginning of Hannukah for our Jewish friends out there you should check out Evil Mad Scientist Deluxe LED Menorah Kit. Happy Christmahanakwanzika to all, and to all….um see you tomorrow?
The tutorial does require soldering. Enjoy the tutorial below. If this project inspires you make your own LED ornaments, please share it with us! I’d love to see them!
Materials:
— 3″ Head Pins {6} Any conductive wire can be used—brass, nickel and copper jewelry wire works great.
— Beads (with a large center-hole to fit head pin AND wire wrap wire)
— Crimp Beads {6} *optional
— 3 or 5mm LED
— Wire Wrap Wire {12″} You can substitute wire wrap for any other thin insulated wire
— Metallic Magnetic Jewelry Clasp
— 3V Coin Cell Battery
— Solder
Tools
— Needle-nose pliers
— Wire cutter and stripper
— Soldering Iron
— Glue Gun
Step One:
String the beads on the head pin, leaving at least 1/4″ of the pin free on opposite end. If you have crimp beads handy, add a crimp bead at each end to prevent the beads from moving. Repeat four times, creating a total of 5 beaded pins.
Step Two:
Cut the wire into one 8″ and 4″ piece. Strip 1″ of wire off both ends.
For the 6th pin, string the beads along the 8″ wire AND pin. (If the center hole of a bead is too small to fit both the wire and pin, string the bead on the pin only.)
Step Three:
Using wire cutters, trim the LED leads to about 1/2″.
Step Four:
Insert the LED in between two beaded pins, one with the wire and one without the wire.
If the LED lead fits, secure the lead inside the last bead of each pin, making sure the LED lead and pin overlap.
Solder the LED lead to the beaded pin with the wire, making sure that you do NOT solder the wire accidentally. You will be soldering the wire to the opposite pin.
Wrap the stripped end of the wire around the LED lead and pin (without wire). Solder, creating a nice solder joint.
To see the rest of the tutorial by Syuzi please visit [Fashioning Technology]
