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JANUARY 12-15, 2023
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We’d love for you to join us at the 23rd Annual
Original Texas Bead Retreat
Please note:
Proof of Covid vaccination required
in order to attend.
We have a new
Color Challenge for 2023
See challenge tab for details
Cash prizes, as always
The Original Texas Bead Retreat
Celebrating 23 years! A gathering of friends, old and new, who share a passion for the art of beading. We're the original Texas Bead Retreat. Since the beginning TBR has been an informal get-together to bead, visit and share knowledge. Bring a project to work on, take short classes from other participants who volunteer to share their knowledge freely, or simply chill out and absorb the great bead energy.
Our goal: To be unstructured and creative and -- most of all -- to have fun!
Celebrating 23 years! A gathering of friends, old and new, who share a passion for the art of beading. We're the original Texas Bead Retreat. Since the beginning TBR has been an informal get-together to bead, visit and share knowledge. Bring a project to work on, take short classes from other participants who volunteer to share their knowledge freely, or simply chill out and absorb the great bead energy.
Our goal: To be unstructured and creative and -- most of all -- to have fun!
Join us for the Texas Bead Retreat, Hilton Garden Inn, Temple, Texas You'll meet new people, savor the passion for beads that we all share and renew your creative spirit. The event begins with an optional early bird Thursday start. Regular retreat activities begin on Friday. Open beading space is provided in the large ballroom with classes and meals in separate rooms. Retreat Cost and Registration Registration Fee of $235 includes five meals (Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast), meeting room fees, and classes. Does not include lodging. Watch this page or follow us on Facebook for updates. 
Host Hotel is the Hilton Garden Inn. Rooms are available at a discounted rate of $109. Be sure to ask for the special Texas Bead Retreat rate and book before December 15. Use the special code HiltonHilton Garden Inn
1749 Scott Boulevard Temple, Texas 76504 254-773-0200 www.temple.gardeninn.com King, Double or Junior Suite, $109 plus tax, per night. If booking 3 or more to a room, rates may be slightly higher. Handicap rooms available but in limited supply so please book early. To receive the special reduced rate of $109 you must use the code TBR and book before December 15. |
Classes
All classes are taught by fellow beaders who volunteer their time to teach us new projects. Classes are usually about two hours. Everyone can sign up for three classes. But since the spirit of the retreat is to share our knowledge with each other, we all pass on what we learned to our tablemates. So you'll spend the weekend learning a variety of projects from bead weaving to metal work. Check out last year's classes by clicking the link in the navigation bar. 
Lori Clarida, of Wild Beads in Arlington, Texas, brings a wide variety of beads and supplies to fill your beady whims and needs. Sponsor
Grand Prize - a pair of Craft Optics Magnifying Telescopes!
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