Got a pair of dangly earrings you aren’t quite in love with? This tutorial shows you how you can swap earring hooks for studs.

I like dramatic earrings, but I don’t love the look of hook earrings, so I prefer my dangly earrings to have stud tops. If you’re like me, the following tutorial will show you how you can swap hooks for studs in a few easy steps. Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links that may earn this website a commission.

You will need the following tools and materials to transform your hook earrings into dangly studs:

1: A pair of dangly earrings that have hooks. I used these earrings that were given to me as a gift.

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2: A pair of stud earrings with a hole or jump ring attached to them. Make sure you have earring backs as well.

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3: A pair of jump rings.

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4: Pliers. I used my flat nose and needle nose pliers.

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Follow these steps to transform your dangly earrings:

1: Take a pair of pliers and open up the ring at the bottom of the earring hook on one of your earrings.

2: Remove the hook.

3: Repeat this for the second earring.

4: Take one of the jump rings and add it to the loop at the top of one of the earring charms.

4: Slide the jump ring through the hole at the bottom of the stud earring finding.

5: Close the jump ring using the pliers. Now you will have transformed one of your earrings.

6: Repeat steps four to five for the second earring.

Now you can use your old earring hooks for a new design and you have transformed your drab earrings into something more your style!