Combine Aluminum Jump Rings and Acrylic Spikes To Make Beautiful Jewelry
These 32 mm silver-color spikes will make your chainmaille jewelry look sharp! Add spikes to existing jewelry patterns to jazz—er, punk— them up. Add a single spike to an earwire for fast & edgy earrings (see final project below). Spikes measure 32 mm long x 5 mm wide. Hole can accommodate up to a 16 SWG ring (1.6 mm). The spikes are super lightweight, too!
All aluminum rings listed below can be purchased via Ringpicker or on Blue Buddha’s aluminum jump rings page.
Purchase spikes today, and make several of these easy projects in one afternoon! Click on any picture for a bigger image you can use as a project diagram to re-create these pieces. If you come up with your own variations, feel free to post them to the Blue Buddha Boutique page on Facebook!
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Simple Spike Earring
KK16 x 2 – 16 SWG (1.6 mm) 5/8″ (15.9 mm) |
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Feather Mesh Spike Earrings
T14 x 2 – 14 SWG (2.0 mm) 3/8″ (9.5 mm) requires knowledge of European-4-in-1 (mesh) |
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Triple Spike Earrings
X12 x 2 – 12 SWG (2.6 mm) 7/16″ (11.1 mm) Spot the mistake in this photo? We missed a ring. Whoops! |
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Spiked Box Pendant J18 x 21 – 18 SWG (1.2 mm) 7/32″ (5.1 mm) F18 x 1 – 18 SWG (1.2 mm) 1/8″ (3.2 mm) <–used to attach spike spike x 1 pre-made base metal cable chainrequires knowledge of Box Weave |
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Tapered Loop Pendant with Spike CC14 x 1 – 14 SWG (2.0 mm) 1.2″ (12.7 mm) T16 x 1 – 16 SWG (1.6 mm) 7/32″ (5.1 mm) J18 x 1 – 18 SWG (1.2 mm) 7/32″ (5.1 mm) F18 x 4 – 18 SWG (1.2 mm) 1/8″ (3.2 mm) D18 x 3 – 18 SWG (1.2 mm) 1/8″ (3.2 mm) spike x 1 large base metal pendant bail pre-made base metal cable chain |
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Spiked Lily Necklace L16 x 20 – 16 SWG (1.6 mm) 1/4″ (6.4 mm) F18 x 7 – 18 SWG (1.2 mm) 1/8″ (3.2 mm) spikes x 5 pre-made base metal cable chainrequires knowledge of European-4-in-1 (mesh) |
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Spiked Möbiused Rosettes Necklace
L18 x 72 – 18 SWG (1.2 mm) 1/4″ (6.4 mm) requires knowledge of European-4-in-1 (mesh) and Mobiused Rosettes |
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Spike Hoop Earrings QQQQ12 (aka 1.5″ 12ga) x 2 – 12 SWG (2.6 mm) F18 x 4 – 18 SWG (1.2 mm) 5/32″ (4.0 mm) <–per earring, 1 used to attach spike and 1 to hook onto the D18 on the earwire H18 x 4 – 18 SWG (1.2 mm) 3/16″ (4.8 mm) D18 x 2 – 18 SWG (1.2 mm) 1/8″ (3.2 mm) spikes x 2 surgical steel earwire x 2 |
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Basic Spike Earrings
NOTE: If you vend at craft shows, these are PERFECT fast projects to sell at a very accessible price point, or to encourage sales by offering them as “freebies” with purchases above a certain dollar amount. F18 x 1 – 18 SWG (1.2 mm) 1/8″ (3.2 mm)
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I am a beginner who is falling in love with Chainmaille projects. Thank you so much for the examples of how to use different pieces with the chains. I am hooked.