Here's my entry for the Artisan Crafts Club "Bring Out the Trash" contest!

Materials:
-1 office copy machine mother board (pillaged from the dumpster when Xerox moved out of our office building).
-3 various little computer circuit boards (pillaged from the trashed when our office had it's spring cleaning day)
-3 sets of led mini lights and one battery pack with rechargable batteries (green, red, white; left over from my brother's roleplaying miniature sets)
-2 sound to light beginners circuitry projects (2 different brands with different sensors, previously from beginners circuitry class at university almost four years ago).
-1 suede leather bodice (sides/back only, previously made for an old pirate costume).
-1 piece of scrap wool (for the backing)
-glue sticks and glue gun from my mom's stash

So I shaped the circuit board a little, but not a lot since I didn't want the board to look too cut up. The three sets of lights are wired up separately, so they can be lit all together or one at a time. The green is a full on. Red and white can both be set to either full or sound to light flash (each is on a different sensor with different settings, so red tends to flash to bass sounds, white to treble sounds). It's kind of mesmerizing to turn on the radio and watch your clothes flash to the beat.

If I'd had a little more time, I would have added some more lights and maybe a hat with a speaker in it. It was fun to make though and it's even more fun to wear. Hopefully I'll get a chance to wear it at a club night sometime soon.

EASlucas (April 2008)