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Creator Commons Makerspace: Paper Circuits

Project Ideas

Multiple paper circuit cubes on a desk.

  • Light Up Arrow Sign
    • Use multiple LEDs to create a cardboard sign. Tutorial from Brown Dog Gadgets

Project example of a cardboard arrow with multiple LEDs.

DIY book lamp made from a paper circuit.

  • Origami Firefly
    • Learn to fold a paper firefly and make it light up. Tutorial from Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.

Origami firefly with a paper circuit.

  • Chibitronics Gallery
    • Inspiration and project ideas for paper circuits from the makers of Chibitronics.

Watercolor illustration of a city with LED elements.

Hands touching a piece of paper with three LEDs.

  • No-Sew Light-Up Wristbands
    • Make a wristband that lights up once it's wrapped around your arm. Tutorial from the Wells Library Makerspace.

Pink wristband with an LED.