Powdery, Romantic, Breathtaking—Our October 2026 Collection Is Here

There are bold Collections, and then there are the ones that draw you in gently, almost without you noticing. The Love Letter Collection—our main Eureka Collection for October 2026—is firmly in the second category. Inspired by The Love Letter, an exquisite Rococo painting by François Boucher, this is a Collection built around softness, subtlety, and a kind of beauty that doesn't announce itself.

The palette is quite unique for a Eureka Collection. It's not built on contrast, but it's also not monochromatic. It sits somewhere more interesting than either of those, in a world of powdery pinks and periwinkle blues, muted and refined, like a painting that has aged into something even more beautiful than it was the day it was finished. Antique silver ties it all together with elegance that feels 100% in place.

"A beautiful example of a Rococo-style painting, The Love Letter by François Boucher is an idyllic celebration of beauty, subtlety, pleasure and love. Look at the two shepherdesses resting together in the shadow of trees, the baskets with flowers they just picked thrown to the side, and their flock forgotten, for something far more delightful has their attention! One of them just received a letter, delivered by a beautiful white dove, the pink seal of her suitor still unbroken. Has he written her a poem again, the friend wonders, eager for the words of admiration to fill their day with dreams of courtship, tenderness and devotion."

Now let's take a look at what's inside!

Seed Beads

The seed bead section covers five products across multiple sizes and finishes, with two colors of Miyuki 11/0 round beads anchoring the section in the palette's two hero tones—a soft tea rose pink and a beautiful Prussian blue—giving you a versatile base for any beading technique.

• TOHO Round 15/0 Seed Beads – Gold Lustered Raspberry (2.5" tube)
• Miyuki Round 11/0 Seed Beads – Opaque Tea Rose Luster (10g tube)
• Miyuki Round 11/0 Seed Beads – Dyed Prussian Blue Silver Lined (10g tube)
• Miyuki Round 8/0 Seed Beads – Opaque Limestone Luster (10g bag)
• Miyuki Delica 11/0 Seed Beads – Ghost Gray AB (7.6g tube)

Czech Glass

The Czech glass section takes a lovely cue from the painting itself: the two 3mm FirePolish colors—Saturated Metallic Butterum and Saturated Metallic Super Violet—mirror the warm and cool tones of the two shepherdesses, while the SuperDuo and MiniDuo beads bring structural versatility you know so well from multiple beautiful beading patterns.

• FirePolish 3mm Czech Glass Beads – Saturated Metallic Butterum (strand of 50)
• FirePolish 3mm Czech Glass Beads – Saturated Metallic Super Violet (strand of 50)
• FirePolish 6mm Czech Glass Beads – Sueded Gold Rosaline (strand of 25)
• Czech Glass 2mm Round Druk Beads – Pacifica Poppy Seed (strand of 100)
• 2-Hole SuperDuo 2x5mm Czech Glass Beads – Luster Opaque Pink (2.5" tube)
• 2-Hole MiniDuo 2x4mm Czech Glass Beads – Antique Silver (2.5" tube)

Crystals

Six Swarovski chaton stones in two soft rose tones form the crystal centerpiece of this Collection, and they are as delicate and beautiful as the painting they were intended to reflect. The Krakovski Crystal pearls come in two very different sizes—4mm and 8mm—in the same Creamrose Light color, giving you a wonderful range of scale to play with across different projects.

• Swarovski Crystal Chaton Stone 8mm – Rose 1088 (x3)
• Swarovski Crystal Chaton Stone 8mm – Rose Peach 1088 (x3)
• Krakovski Crystal Cushion Fancy Stone 12mm – Lavender (x2)
• Krakovski Crystal Rivoli 14mm – Lt. Rose (x2)
• Krakovski Crystal Bicone Beads 4mm – Silver Half Coat (pack of 72)
• Krakovski Crystal Round Pearls 4mm – Creamrose Light (strand of 100)
• Krakovski Crystal Round Pearls 8mm – Creamrose Light (pack of 25)
• Chinese Crystal Rondelle Beads 4x3mm – Opaque Luster Love Letter Mix (strand)

The Gemstone

A single, beautiful Pink Rhodonite oval bead rounds out the bead selection with something truly special. Rhodonite is a naturally pink stone with a warm, organic quality that sits perfectly within this palette, and its generous 20x15mm size makes it incredibly versatile: bezel it as a pendant focal, bead around it in bead embroidery, string it as a statement element, or incorporate it into a larger mixed-media piece. Because it’s a natural stone, each one in each Collection will be slightly different and unique.

• Pink Rhodonite 20x15mm Vertically Drilled Flat Oval Gemstone Bead (x1)

Findings

All findings share a consistent antique silver finish that suits the Collection's subdued, romantic palette perfectly. The selection includes some genuinely beautiful pieces: top quality butterfly connectors that are as decorative as they are functional, and a stunning TierraCast Blossom toggle clasp that feels like a piece of jewelry in its own right.

• GleamCraft Link Butterfly Connector Horizontal Loops 15mm – Antique Silver Plated (x2)
• GleamCraft Lobster Claw Clasp 10x5mm – Antique Silver Plated (x2)
• GleamCraft Jump Rings 6mm 21 Gauge – Antique Silver Plated (pack of 10)
• TierraCast Toggle Clasp – Blossom Antique Silver Plated (1 set)
• Ear Wire Round w/2mm Ball 25mm – Antique Silver Plated (2 pairs)

A Palette as Beautiful as the Painting That Inspired It

The Love Letter Collection is one of the most subtly stunning palettes we've put together. Powdery pinks and periwinkle blues are not colors that shout; they invite, and they reward the beader who takes the time to work with them. The Swarovski Rose and Rose Peach chatons bring incomparable sparkle and depth that is genuinely hard to photograph and even harder to stop looking at in person. The Creamrose Light pearls are a sure way to elevate any beaded piece and make it more classy, and the Rhodonite bead is a gift waiting to be unwrapped by whoever has the patience and skill to use it well. The TierraCast Blossom clasp ties it all together with the kind of finishing touch that elevates a handmade piece into something that looks like it came from a gallery rather than a bead mat.

This is a Collection for making jewelry that feels like it belongs to another era—one with more time, more beauty, and more love letters.

Eureka Collections are never a subscription—you shop whichever ones speak to you, when they speak to you. And now you have three formats to choose from. Our main Collections launch on the first Thursday of every month; they are large, themed, and limited. Our LITE Collections drop mid-month on Mondays: smaller, more focused, and more budget-friendly, each one its own complete palette that contrasts and complements and/or contrasts the main Collection of the month. And our Foundational Palette Collections offer something different again: focused, versatile palettes designed to stay in stock, endlessly useful, and always available when you need them. Three formats, one mission: to give you the most beautiful, cohesive supplies possible and get out of the way so you can create.