Very, very light and fluttery, like wings ...

I ordered some 22 ga. wire from Unkamen Supplies, on Etsy, custom anodized in black, just for my own designs.  It arrived in a coil, which at first alarmed me, and since I usually use 20 ga. for ear findings, it looked thin, and I was a tad put off.  Until -- ta dah! -- I discovered a handy way to make the findings without having to measure and cut the wire to length.  Round nose pliers turn a small loop in the free end of the coil, then cut free, just next to the small loop.  It looks like a closed circle, until you turn back the end, which makes a gap.  You'll see below.  And no waste of the good niobium stock, either.

I just listed these summery beauties -- they are very mobile and quite long, three and half inches, but so light weight, especially the birdie ones, that they are super comfortable, especially with those thinner, non-reactive metal findings (niobium doesn't irritate the sensitive ear because it doesn't form oxides at normal temperatures; I think that's how it works, anyway).