Pivot

So I've let this blog lie fallow for a while. But I'm back and am making some changes, because while I'm still a part of the maker world, I really want to write about other aspects of my life. Namely knitting, my balcony garden, and cooking.

I know that this can sound like something off of a pinterest board, but that isn't the point. I'm trying to document the candid side of DIY- not entirely DIY gone wrong, but DIY as it often turns out, a little bit flawed.

Those who follow me on instagram see a lot of these projects. So I thought I would document them a little more thoroughly.

So expect more of that up ahead!

My First Wearable Project

Hello all. For all of those who didn't extrapolate from the name, wearable electronics or wearables is the art of making clothing and accessories that have electrical elements. Although there are some really cool things going on with 3D printing and fashion (link here), there is the much more accessible and more interactive aspect of clothing of using microprocessors like the Arduino but making them smaller and able to be sewed into projects two examples of such microprocessors are Arduino's Lilypad and Adafruit's Flora . Now you might be wondering why would you go to the trouble of incorporating microprocessors in clothing. And the answer is because it's awesome.

For Maker Faire I finally put together my first project, which was a scarf that I knitted myself and wired up with Adafruit Neopixels and the Flora. My original plan and what I'm still working on because GPS can be a bit finicky is making it point in the direction of home. I'll post pictures when it's officially done, which should be soon as well as my plans for Halloween. (For Maker Faire I just had it light up because I didn't realize how much of it was outdoors.)