ELLUMIGLOW BLOG

So…you’re looking for a way to add some snazzy, flashy bling to your next wearable project, costume (and bicycle if you’re in Portland) and you’ve decided that plain old glitter and streamers isn’t going to cut it anymore. Perhaps you’ve even tried using readily available EL Wire or LED lights, and found them to...

The first light-emitting diode and laser diode was introduced in the early 1960s. Since then, both lighting technologies have come a long way in efficiency, practicality, and brightness. LED Strip lighting has been commercially available for over 15 years, while Laser Wire® has been only on the market just over three years...

In this tutorial, Jared shows us how to solder LED Strips properly. Follow along as you use your favorite LED strip lighting and start making some connections!

Lighting, since we have been introduced to the incandescent light bulb over 100 years ago, has been known as a fragile, fixed bulb that emits a bright light to its surroundings. When you think about it, not much is different from today’s LEDs, only the size has become much smaller. The “bulb” in an...

One of the most common complaints we hear about EL Wire is not necessarily the wire itself, but the inverters. Nearly every el wire inverter or battery pack that has been made to date uses a very high frequency

We are excited to announce our new summer hours in our showroom! We welcome visitors in the Pacific Northwest including Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Eugene, Salem and Bend Oregon to visit Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm.

While we love the look of Neon, many of the other aspects of Neon make it unsuitable for our use. At Ellumiglow, we pride ourselves on advanced lighting technologies that have a positive impact on the environment.