My friends over at When Geeks Craft and I are on a mission to create the coolest stuff we can, Occasionally, we are able to break the mold and make something truly exception that neither of us could do individually. We embarked on a project to make Pixel Art Lanterns for a Lantern Parade held in Cary, North Carolina every January.
Checkout the video to find out more!
Prototyping Pixel Art Lanterns Part 1
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To find out what happened next, checkout the video! Hope you like it!