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Beadword rings are simple to make, but can hold only a few letters. I would suggest someone's initials. Put one crimp bead on a short piece of wire. The smaller the crimp beads, the better;
and use the crimping pliers. Loop the wire back through the crimp bead and make a tiny loop. Crush the crimp bead. Now put on the message. When you're done, put on one crimp bead. Stick the wire
through the tiny loop and then loop it back through the crimp bead. Draw it up really tight, making as small a loop as you can. Crush the crimp bead. Since these are not adjustable, get the proper
measurement first.
Earrings
(see # 11 on the Jewelry Page)
To make beadword earrings like the ones on the jewelry page, start by making short strings of beadwording with a tiny loop at one end. Use one crimp bead at each end. The smaller the crimp beads, the
better. Use the crimping pliers for these crimp beads. Don't put them onto the earring until they're all finished. This way you can use them to measure up against each other. Also you won't
accidentally mar the earrings. Use the RTJP to open the closed end of the earring. Put the pieces of beadwording onto the loop, and close it up. You can also make beadword earrings with a loop of
wire - like a miniature necklace. You might be able to put on a whole sentence, with this kind, if you use small enough beads. I don't suggest putting initials and numbers on earrings. To make curly
earrings, refer to the third paragraph under Christmas and Hannukah Tree Ornaments.
Key Rings
(see # 10 on the Jewelry Page)
When you make these, I suggest using the stronger wire. Maybe even using two pieces of wire twisted together, if the holes in the beads are big enough. Use two crimp beads on each end. If you have
just one straight piece, put a DJR on one end and then put that end onto a key ring. If you've made it into a circle, then put both ends into a DJR and put the DJR onto a key ring. An appropriate
message for a key ring could be - "WHERE'S MY KEYS!"
T - Shirts
T-shirts in Morse Code can be made by silk screening a pattern of dots and dashes onto a T-shirt. If you don't know how to silk screen ask an old hippy, or go to a crafts store and ask someone there.
This is the way I thought of to put a Morse code message onto a piece of cloth. Get a piece of graph paper, fill in the squares to match the dots and dashes in your message, round off the
corners, and use the paper as a pattern for the silk screen. I suggest tie-dying the T-shirts first - then silk screening the message onto it. Groovy, man! This is a diagram of a Morse code message
on graph paper. It says, "Three cheers for the Mag Seven" in honor of our women's gold metal gymnastic team of '96.
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