Lately I’ve seen a huge trend on spikes and studs.  It’s everywhere from shoes to handbags.  I am not financially blessed at this moment, so I decided to do it myself.  I must say it was much easier than I thought.

Materials:

• Jeans (or anything you want to stud & spike.  I would s&s shoes, shirt, jacket, purse, whatevers.  Use your imagination.)
• Studs and Spikes (I bought mines from Ebay)
• Old newspapers
• Fabric scissors
• Seams ripper

Optional:

• Rust protectant (From Home Depot for $4)
• Butter knife
• Gloves

Step 1:  Prep the Studs & Spikes

I bought my s&s from Ebay.  The seller I bought it from is called Spikes and Leather.  This is my first time using them and all in all, I am very satisfied.  I have seen a couple other bloggers, like Ann from Ascension Style buy from this company.

 First, I separated all the screws from the spike.  I put into three different piles.  I made sure all the s & s faced the same why, so each side got an even coat of rust protectant.

Read the directions on your rust protectant.  The Rust-oleum said to spray in a well vented area (I was outside) and to spray 12″-14″ away.

I let my pieces dry for about 30-45 mins.  Don’t overspray.  You don’t want to overcoat your s&s.

Step 2:  Layout (optional)

I didn’t layout s&s before hand, but if you don’t know what you want, you might want to do a layout beforehand.  I knew that I wanted to alternate the studs & spikes.  I wanted it to look random, but if you look closely there is a pattern I used.

Step 3: Start S&S

How to stud?

Position your stud.  I’m studding a pocket, so I used the jean’s seams to make my studs straight.  If you don’t have a seam to follow, draw a line with a fabric pencil.  If you don’t have a fabric pencil, a white eyeliner will work.  My jeans are pretty thin, so I simple pushed the prongs into the jeans.

Grab your fabric scissors or butter knife, you are going to press the two prongs into each other.  Try to bend the prongs into the stud, if you don’t the stud may fall out or you may poke yourself when wearing your piece.  If you are having a hard time bending the prongs together, try using a table’s edge to leverage the prong into the stud.

How to spike?

First, make a hole big enough for the screw.  I used a seam ripper, because it’s small and sharp.  I make a small tear in my jean, then push the screw thru.  Don’t make too big of a hole, because through time that rip will turn into a big hole and your spike will fall out.

Simply just screw in the spike.

Step 4: Repeat!

That’s pretty much it.  Be sure to look at your s&s every so often.  Just to make sure the s&s is aligned the way you want it to.

It’s really that simple.  There is really nothing to it.  I am not a crafty person, so I truly mean this: if I can do it, anyone can!  If you have any questions or concern, feel free to comment below, email me (reviewthisjen@gmail.com I check my emails multiple times a day), or twitter (@jenkakio).

I must apologies for my photo quality. I lost my digital camera battery charger, so I had to use my iPhone camera.

Good Luck and happy DIY-ing!