Ready to Make your own Light-up Santa and Mrs. Clause -

Day 11 & 12

This is my favorite time of year! The weather’s getting colder and the children are in a hurry to get their gifts from Santa. Wouldn’t it be great if you could make your own Light-up Santa and Mrs. Clause? Here is where you can find the materials and learn how to make your own Light-up Santa Claus Costume.

Gather your Materials

Pattern
Velvet Red fabric
Lining Red Fabrinc
Red Trim Fabric
Fur trim
NeoPixels LED
Arduino Nano
Buttons
Snaps
Zipper
Velcro
Sewing Kit
Soldering Kit

Designing the Light-up Santa and Mrs. Clause

Does anyone actually know how many different renditions of the traditional Santa and Mrs. Clause there are? So what you have to decide is which one YOU want for yourself! I designed mine around where and exactly HOW my LEDs were going on the garment. It was also important to me to have all the LEDs completely contained under the trim AND removable so that the garment is easier to clean!!! So pick out your favorite style and begin designing your own Light-up Santa and Mrs. Clause Suit and Dress!!!

Making the Light-up Santa and Mrs. Clause

I began the process by patterning the Light-up Santa and Mrs. Clause suit and Dress. Next, I sewed the garments together to a point where the LED will be inserted. Then it was time to measure out the LED and begin soldering them together. I also chose to use JST connectors so that all the electronics are removable and the garments can be washed. This does add quite a bit of extra time however will save time throughout the life of the garment. Make sure to test the circuit before heat shrinking and adding it into the garment

Before we can sew the LEDs onto the fur we need to have the fur have the attachment point on it. There are many different ways you can use I chose to use small strips of velcro to attach the fur to the suits. Once the fur is removable it is time to sew on the LEDs. I choose some LEDs the had a cover that was easy to sew through!! Finally, it is time to upload the final program and put on the costumes, and be the light of the party!!!!!

Final Look of Light-up Santa and Mrs. Clause

Here is the final look of this fun suit!!! We have had so much fun wearing them to a few Christmas Partys!!!! However, they are a little hot so stepping outside was a must!!!

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If you liked this project make sure to check out some of the other 25 Days of Christmas Projects!!! Like the Cherry Check Light-up Santa earrings or the Antler Headband.