{"product_id":"sparkle-lights-video-kit-everything-used-in-the-build","title":"Sparkle Lights Video Kit — Everything Used in the Build","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverything used in the video — in one box, and nothing to solder.\u003c\/strong\u003e Add sparkle to your fashion tech: wire up two different WS2812B addressable LED modules to an ESP32 and bring them to life with FastLED animations. Every LED is individually controllable — chase, twinkle, fade, and glow — and everything in this kit arrives breadboard-ready so you can jump straight in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKit Facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDifficulty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Level 1 — Plug \u0026amp; Play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoldering:\u003c\/strong\u003e None — both LED modules arrive hand-assembled and breadboard-ready\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSewing:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYou'll need:\u003c\/strong\u003e a USB-C data cable and a computer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wf8HES75ies\" title=\"Sparkle Up Your Fashion Tech with ESP32 and WS2812b Lights!\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the kit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESP32 Development Board, 30-pin (USB-C)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeo Tester — our 8-LED WS2812B strip, hand-soldered, heat-shrink protected, and tested in Nova Scotia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8-Bit WS2812 RGB LED Ring — with header pins soldered by us, a kit exclusive (the ring ships bare when bought on its own)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalf-size solderless breadboard (400 tie points)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook-up wires for the circuit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBreadboard colour may vary:\u003c\/strong\u003e white or clear — both work identically.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYou'll need a USB-C data cable\u003c\/strong\u003e to program the ESP32. Many USB-C cables are charge-only and will not work — if you're not sure, grab our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tinkertailor.ca\/products\/usb-c-data-cable-1\"\u003eUSB-C data cable\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady to go bigger after the build? Our sewable \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tinkertailor.ca\/products\/rgb-pixels-ws281b-flex-strip\"\u003eWS2812B Flexible RGB LED Strip\u003c\/a\u003e uses the exact same code — the video shows you how to choose and cut strips.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🖥️ The code from the video is free here: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/cmoz\/f5fe2284752cfc2bd594f38dd40220cd\"\u003eFastLED example on GitHub\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tinker Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51516532556009,"sku":"VIDEO-KIT-SPARKLE-WS2812","price":39.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/8006\/3209\/files\/Screenshot_2026-07-14_024455.png?v=1784007912","url":"https:\/\/www.tinkertailor.ca\/products\/sparkle-lights-video-kit-everything-used-in-the-build","provider":"Tinker Tailor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}