And I ended up gifting them to one of my favorite people. The colors were beautiful and it broke my heart to part with them. I will be reordering for myself and hope the colors are as remarkable.
I was concerned because she generally uses earrings with stud attachments (or whatever they're called) so I wondered if she'd be OK with the wire loop. Turned out they were light enough that the wire loop didn't bother her, and she loves the earrings. A happy birthday girl!