Copper & Cactus: A SilverSilk & Danielle Wickes Collaboration
This theme started with a shared craving to be back in Tucson. Every year the Tucson gem show fills us up with color, texture, and pure creative energy, and when we couldn't be there in person, Danielle and I decided to bring those memories to life through our palettes instead. We started with Malachite and Copper on our minds, two materials that feel deeply rooted in the desert Southwest, and let the palette grow from there. Terracotta, deep forest green, warm sand, and the vivid pops of a cactus in bloom all found their way in. The result is Copper & Cactus, a theme that captures those bright summer vibes and earthy warmth we love so much about the Sonoran Desert, translated into seed beads, SilverSilk, and everything in between.
Shop the Bundle
The Copper & Cactus SilverSilk & Beads Bundle was born from the sun-baked colors of the Sonoran Desert: terracotta, aged copper, deep forest green, and the vivid pop of a cactus in bloom. Curated in collaboration with Danielle Wickes of Danielle Wickes Jewelry, this mystery bundle is packed with full bead strands, unusual focal pieces, SilverSilk Chains and Custom Findings, and craft wire, all chosen to work beautifully and perfect for beaders of every skill level.
Important Links:
Watch SilverSilk Copper & Cactus Tutorials
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Shop Danielle Wickes’s Complementary Project Box at Beadshop
SilverSilk Bundle Materials
Five feet of SilverSilk Flat Mesh in copper
Two feet of SilverSilk Micro Pipe Chain in cactus and copper
Four SilverSilk Flat Mesh End Crimps
One SilverSilk Lobster Claw Clasp
Four SilverSilk Six-millimeter Jump Rings
Two antique copper plated Zamak Cactus Links
Four antique copper plated brass-core earring wires
Sixty three-by-two-millimeter copper plated hematite spacer beads
Twenty two-by-seven-millimeter Czech glass flower spacer beads
Five ten-by-twelve-millimeter succulent pod shape travertine Czech glass beads
One fourteen-millimeter cactus bloom cloisonné bead
One vintage German resin cactus bloom focal pendant
Fifteen inches of six-millimeter faceted amber and opalite glass beads
Five inches of six-millimeter smooth round cactus green druk beads
Six inches of five-millimeter unakite smooth heart shape gemstone beads
Fifteen inches of two-by-four-millimeter malachite smooth tube gemstone beads
Three feet of twenty-six gauge craft wire in copper
Three feet of twenty gauge craft wire in copper
Tutorials Schedule
Copper & Cactus Launch Party
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 12:30a PT / 12:30p CT / 1:30p ET
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Copper & Cactus Unboxing Party
Friday, May 15, 2026 - 10:30a PT / 12:30p CT / 1:30p ET
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Cactus Bloom Wire Bracelet Tutorial
Live Sunday Class Date to Come - 1p PT / 3p CT / 4p ET
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Sonoran Beaded Earrings Tutorial
Live Sunday Class Date to Come - 1p PT / 3p CT / 4p ET
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Free PDF Patterns
Some projects in our bundles include full written patterns — and some are meant to spark your own creative twist. Visit the Free Pattern Library to explore more ideas that pair perfectly with your bundle materials. Try new colorways, play with different textures, and see where your imagination takes you.
Watch the Project in Action
See this project come to life in our SilverSilk Sundays series on the SilverSilk and More YouTube Channel. Danielle Wickes and I team up regularly to explore new designs using her seed bead boxes and my SilverSilk bundles, adding fresh tutorials to our ever-growing library.
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