21st Annual Texas Bead Retreat
JANUARY 16-19, 2020
Temple, Texas
Registration for returning attendees opens Sept. 1
Open registration for the public begins Oct. 1
Details to come!
Watch this page or follow us on Facebook for updates
A link to the 2020 registration form will be provided here.
~ The 2020 Challenge ~
There'll be a new and interesting challenge for 2020!
Cash prizes, as always!
Details to come
There'll be a new and interesting challenge for 2020!
Cash prizes, as always!
Details to come
The Original Texas Bead Retreat
Celebrating 21 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 21 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!
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Join us for the Texas Bead Retreat, Hilton Garden Inn, Temple, Texas Jan. 16-19,2020 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, 2019. Retreat Cost and Registration Registration Fee includes five meals (Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast), meeting room fees, and classes. Does not include lodging. 2020 registration fee is $215. 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 1-254-773-0200 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 that we 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 years 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 needs for classes and beyond. SPONSOR 2020
Grand Prize - a pair of Craft Optics Magnifying Telescopes!
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