![]() The glue I used is super strong, but dries really slowly so I just left everything to dry overnight. For this pair there was a metal bar across the back that I could attach the dangle to: And for this pair I just left a portion of the original clip-on apparatus, slid it through the dangle eyelet, and then pressed it closed with my pliers. I did make two of the pairs into dangles, just working with the architecture of the earring to figure out the best approach. This was also helpful in cases where ripping off the clip had left an uneven surface in the center, since I didn’t have to worry about putting the new post directly on top of that part. For the larger earrings I thought it would be strange for the post to be in the exact center (because the earring would end up covering too much of my ear), so instead I glued the posts closer to the top. I decided that I wanted most of the earrings to be studs rather than dangles, so Step Two was just flipping each earring upside down and placing a post on the back with a moderate dab of glue. But if you don’t have a dremel, you can still take on 75% of clip-on earrings - just be sure not to get the ones with the really thick clips, like these red ones: I was left with a beautiful pile of detached clips. ![]() In a few cases, I did have to break out my dremel with special metal cutting attachment (affiliate link - read our policies ). I had no plan going into it, but it proved to be pretty easy - in most cases I just gave them a hard twist with my fingers or a yank with the pliers and they popped right off. Step One was to remove all the clip-on backings.
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