help!

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i know most of you make jewelry so im hoping you can help me out..(feel free to delete if im off topic)

i borrowed my sisters dangly earrings a couple days ago and i left them in my bag with my lip gloss. the lip gloss leaked and now the earrings are all sticky with a layer of lip gloss all over them. they've got a whole bunch of dangling things on them so i thought if i soaked it in water it would kind of clean itself...but that didn't do anything. So, help! what do i do?

..i also got crimping pliers as a gift cause im starting to make my own jewelry...now what kind of things can i do with it? what am I suppose to crimp?