I've just written up one of my latest projects which combines a Raspberry Pi, Blinky Tape RGB LED strip, a Spark Core and lots of things you can find around the office to let you know when the bathrooms are in use. All the details are on my blog if you want to have a read and the code is on GitHub.
https://unop.uk/dev/spark-core-raspberr ... e-awesome/
Any questions then post here, on the blog or tweet me.
Cheers