Retired - Parrot Bay Earrings

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1. Cut off 6 inches of beading wire.
2. String one crimp tube and one closed jump ring on to the wire. Thread the wire back through the crimp tube, creating a loop and leaving a tail of about 1 inch. Pull snug. Crimp the crimp tube. Snip off the excess wire and cover the crimp tube with a crimp cover.
3. String on in this order: nine silver beads, one lemon bead, one silver bead, one lemon bead, one silver bead, one lemon bead, one silver bead, and one parrot charm. Repeat this pattern on the other side in the reverse order.
4. String on one crimp tube and thread it though the closed jump ring. Thread the wire back through the crimp tube, creating a loop. Pull snug. Crimp the crimp tube. Snip off the excess wire and cover the crimp tube with a crimp cover.
5. Open the loop of the earring finding the same way you would a jump ring and attach it to the closed jump ring so that the hook part faces the back of the parrot. Close the loop.
6. All done!

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