Pierced to clip-on earring conversion

[Glitter_Bug]

So I feel like this is one of the most beginner questions to be asked on this forum, but I've no idea what to do next so apologies but here you go:

I am attempting to convert pierce earrings into clipons using a converter but it's gone quite a bit wrong and I'm unsure how to salvage my attempt. This is (fairly obviously, I think) my first foray into anything craft related.

Basically I've managed to put the earrings into the holes and bend them to sort-of right-angles. The picture on the website (Wikihow: 3 ways to covert pierced earrings into clipons) appears to bend them much further, but after checking on my ears that really wouldn't work, so they're pretty much shaped like a sideways 'r' as opposed to the website's picture shaped like a sideways 'n'. However, while that seems like it worked out alright, the earrings' posts keep turning in the slots they're in and don't seem very secure, so if I put them on or shake them the post twists so the stud's pointing the wrong direction, which is not what I want.

I reckon I need to either bend them more or unbend them and slide them in more before bending, but I honestly don't know. I've also managed to accidentally bend the converter a little, and while it still works properly I'm concerned about continuing until I know what I'm supposed to be doing.

Many thanks for any help offered!

[Dennis]

Hi Glitter. As Jewellers we wouldn't normally go down that route. We would cut off the posts and fix on clip fittings.

If you dont have the tools, I suggest you untangle what you put on, straighten the posts and use these :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_wG8BzJxEk

Dennis.

[Glitter_Bug]

Hi Dennis,

That (Youtube link) is basically what I am using now, though. Because they're not dangly, though, the earrings are very obviously below my ears when I put them on, which is why most articles I've found recommended bending them so they appeared to be on the lobe, instead of below it.

[Dennis]

Yes I noticed that, but if you found a friendly jeweller, they could do the substitution, no problem.
Alternatively, this might be just the impetus you need to launch into jewellery making yourself. Dennis.