Merlot Clusters Earrings

Merlot Clusters is the perfect earring design for the Wine Aficionado! Made from Swarovski Crystal Octagons in custom colors, this is a great pair of earrings to wear to your next wine tasting!

Supply List for one pair:

Item	Quantity
5.5x3.5mm Small Oval Jump Rings ~ Copper	20
5mm Round Jump Rings ~ Copper	28
8mm Swarovski Crystal Octagons ~ Aquamarine Volcano	22
12mm Swarovski Crystal Octagons ~ Peridot Cathedral	6
Earwires	1 pair

Here's how to make them:

Make a chain using 9 small oval jump rings and attach to the loop of an earwire
Insert one 5mm Round Jump ring through each of the Octagons ~ both the 12mm and 8mm sizes
Hang one 8mm Octagon from the bottom of the chain by connecting the bottom link of the chain to the jump ring in the Octagon
In the same way as above, attach 10 8mm Octagons to the next 5 links up the chain ~ 2 8mm Octagons per link ~ one on each side
Leave the next 2 links of the chain empty
Attach 2 12mm Octagons to the top link of the chain (the link attached to the earwire) ~ one on each side
Attach the remaining small oval jump ring to the round jump ring in the the last 12mm Octagon and hang from the front of the loop of the earwire, in between the other 12mm Octagons
Repeat for the other earring
WEAR WITH JOY!