I stopped by Big Lots and picked up some Christmas LED lights. The ones with the most potential is the battery operated strings - there are a dozen LEDs and a battery case - I don't plan on batteries - this summer i picked up cell phone charger at a yard sale that put out 5 vots @ 1amp for $.25 - an Arduino (
clone) one of Adaftruit industries wave shield,
a little project re-purposed for Christmas, and some power FET's - My cubby will look soooooo spiffy this Christmas. Stay Tuned - file (and pix) at 11