Firstly you shouldn't really be firing sterling silver in with the silver clay...
The 850 temp needed for strength combined with the length of time for proper firing weakens the sterling structure
Generally I make all the earring fronts seperately and then solder on the posts once the components have been fired and tumble polished,
here's a video of just that (hopefully you could rescue the earring by soldering the post back on.)
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