Due to the Covid-19 pandemic,
22nd Annual Texas Bead Retreat
will not take place as originally scheduled on
JANUARY 14-17, 2021
We hope to reschedule in late spring, conditions permitting.
Check back for updates.
Take part in our
first ever Virtual Challenge for 2021!
Cash prizes, as always
Details to come on the Challenge Page!
The Original Texas Bead Retreat
Celebrating 22 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 22 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. Registration opens September 1, 2020. Retreat Cost and Registration Registration Fee 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. A block of rooms at a discounted rate will be reserved until Dec. 26. Be sure to ask for the special Texas Bead Retreat rate.
Hilton Garden Inn 1749 Scott Boulevard Temple, Texas 76504 254-773-0200 www.temple.gardeninn.com $95 King, Double or Junior Suite, plus tax, per night. If booking 3 or more to a room, rates may be slightly higher. Handicap rooms are available but are in limited supply so please book early. |
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 2020
Grand Prize - a pair of Craft Optics Magnifying Telescopes!
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