DIY ombre ear cuff

what you need: 

• 1mm thick wire (you can usually get this in silver, gold and bronze)
• a round-nosed pliers
• in case your round-nosed pliers doesn't already have that, a side cutter to cut the wire
• a nail file
• a ruler
• a round pen
• nail polish, you can choose whatever color you like
• a sponge, I used a make-up sponge

what you do:

• measure your wire: you need about 15cm, but to be sure, maybe measure a little more!
• cut it
• use the round-nosed pliers to form a small eyelet and then three twists, so you end up on the side where you made your first eyelet (sort of like an accordion)
• form another eyelet to finish off the basic design
• cut off any excess wire and file both ends so you won't hurt yourself 
• grab your pen and press the wire into the form of an ear cuff
• use the round-nosed pliers to bend in the ends, this makes sure the ear cuff doesn't fall off
• apply some nail polish to the tip of your sponge and dab it carefully onto your ear cuff
• build up the color towards one end, let it fade towards the other 
• don't use too much nail polish at once or it will be hard to get a nice ombre effect
• if you want, you can use some clear nail polish on top but this isn't really necessary
• tadaaa! :)

products I used:
you can get this kind of wire at any craft store, I actually got mine at Karstadt :)
I used my mom's tools
Astor Fashion Studio Nail Polish in 122315
regular make-up sponges from DM