Here is a sampling of the Christmas trees you can make (and decorate) from collections published at TrendHunter and BuzzFeed. There's also a spiral tree from Designing With LEDs. They're great alternatives for those of us who find themselves short on funds this season. And they're fun, too.
Blogger at NotMartha.org, Megan Reardon, assembles an airy collection of Christmas ornaments into a mobile in the shape of a tree. Sweet.
New England Design and Build re-purposes a ladder.
My favorite is this LED Christmas tree designed by Margery Connor at Designing With LEDs. It's a little more complicated, requiring a store-bought spiral tree form, a five-meter string of LEDs, a small power supply, a connector, and an Arduino. Margery has published an excellent how-to at her site. Here's what you can do with one:
Warning: Several comments about LEDs on the web say they're BRIGHT!
-- Marge
Blogger at NotMartha.org, Megan Reardon, assembles an airy collection of Christmas ornaments into a mobile in the shape of a tree. Sweet.
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| Megan Reardon, Ornament mobile, TrendHunter |
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New England Design and Build re-purposes a ladder.
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| Ladder as Christmas tree, nedesignbuild.com |
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My favorite is this LED Christmas tree designed by Margery Connor at Designing With LEDs. It's a little more complicated, requiring a store-bought spiral tree form, a five-meter string of LEDs, a small power supply, a connector, and an Arduino. Margery has published an excellent how-to at her site. Here's what you can do with one:
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Warning: Several comments about LEDs on the web say they're BRIGHT!
-- Marge
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