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Happy Barnet Craft Challenge 2020

December 29, 2019 by Laura Barnet in Craft Challenges

The Happy Barnet Craft Challenge 2020!

It’s year three of the Happy Barnet Craft Challenge!! Can you believe it!!

For 2020 we’ll habe more craft challenges and ideas, how-to posts and newbie guides to encourage you to try new things and find new inspiration for all your crafting projects!

The Challenges:

Take a look at the list of craft challenges below and pick as many as you feel comfortable completing. They are grouped into two sets:

  • Yellow Challenges = fun and inspiration

  • Blue Challenges = learn something new

Keep Track

Download our craft challenge tracker sheets here so you can tick off the challenges as you go! And of course, if you share in our groups, you’ll receive one of our coveted “challenge completed” ticks! oooooooh

Join in!

It doesn’t matter what craft(s) you enjoy or how experienced you are, everyone is welcome to join in and our Facebook group is one of the best places to do that. You can also follow our posts on the Happy Barnet Twitter and Instagram accounts. And don’t forget to use the #happybarnetcraftchallenge hashtag so we can see your projects and share them with our other craft challengers….and feature them in our challenge galleries!!!

I’d also love to hear your ideas and always welcome guest posts and video demos. Get in touch via our social media or email hello@happybarnet.com


Learn Something New (the blue challenges):

The blue challenges! It’s all about trying and learning something new!

The blue challenges! It’s all about trying and learning something new!

If you’ve taken part in our craft challenge before you’ll know the blue challenges stay the same each year. How you approach them though will be different each year!

Links below to any relevant blog posts and gallaries

  • Teach a craft to someone else

  • Get a friend to teach you a new craft or technique

  • Use a craft kit or tool you've never used before

  • Attend a craft workshop

  • Try a new craft from our demos or newbie guides (or give a demo!)

  • Make something from a craft book you already own 

  • Learn a new technique in a craft you're already comfortable with

  • Take part in a craft-a-long

  • Learn a new craft or technique from a YouTube video

  • Use a material you've never used before

  • Try something you've previously been intimidated by

View fullsize Teach a craft to someone else
Teach a craft to someone else
View fullsize Get a friend to teach you a new craft or technique
Get a friend to teach you a new craft or technique
View fullsize Use a craft kit or tool you’ve never used before
Use a craft kit or tool you’ve never used before
View fullsize Attend a craft workshop
Attend a craft workshop
View fullsize Try a craft from one of our demos or new guides (or give a demo!)
Try a craft from one of our demos or new guides (or give a demo!)
View fullsize Try something new from a craft book you already own
Try something new from a craft book you already own
View fullsize Learn a new technique in a craft you’re already comfortable with
Learn a new technique in a craft you’re already comfortable with
View fullsize Take part in a craft-a-long
Take part in a craft-a-long
View fullsize Learn a new craft of technique from a YouTube video
Learn a new craft of technique from a YouTube video
View fullsize Use a material you’ve never used before
Use a material you’ve never used before
View fullsize Try something you’ve previously been intimated by
Try something you’ve previously been intimated by

Fun and inspiration (the yellow challenges):

It’s time for some fun and inspiration, it’s the yellow challenges!!

These are all new this year apart from the bonus challenge which was just too good not to repeat!

Hyperlinks to relevant blog posts and gallaries as they are written

  • Make something in the 2020 colour of the year: Classic Blue

  • Make something featuring the 2020 Chinese zodiac animal, the rat

  • Get ready, set, play! Make a toy, game or puzzle

  • Make something inspired by a book, story or character

  • Get personal! Make something personalised for you or someone you know

  • It’s the year of the nurse, be inspired by nursing, health or medicine

  • Get waving! Be inspired by flags, pennants or bunting

  • Go green and make something eco-friendly

  • Add a pop of colour and make something with spots or dots

  • Set yourself a challenge OR ask a fellow craft challenger to set a challenge for you

  • BONUS CHALLENGE! Make to donate, create something for charity

View fullsize Crafting: colour of the year 2020 classic blue
Crafting: colour of the year 2020 classic blue
View fullsize Crafting: chinese zodiac animal 2020 rat
Crafting: chinese zodiac animal 2020 rat
View fullsize Crafting: go green and make something eco-friendly
Crafting: go green and make something eco-friendly
View fullsize Crafting: Make a toy, game or puzzle
Crafting: Make a toy, game or puzzle
View fullsize Crafting: be inspired by a book, story or character
Crafting: be inspired by a book, story or character
View fullsize Crafting: personalise something for you or a friend
Crafting: personalise something for you or a friend
View fullsize Crafting: year of the nurse
Crafting: year of the nurse
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View fullsize Crafting: flags, pennants or bunting
Crafting: flags, pennants or bunting
View fullsize Crafting: spots and dots
Crafting: spots and dots
View fullsize Crafting: make to donate for charity
Crafting: make to donate for charity
View fullsize Set a craft challenge
Set a craft challenge


Hope you enjoy the challenges this year and look forward to seeing what you make!

Happy Crafting

Barnet x

ps Don’t know where to start? Try our random challenge picker!

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You’ll here about new posts and craft guides, show and tell events in our Facebook group and any new updates on our craft challenges throughout the year, including our craft challenge galleries!

In the meantime, make sure you join our group on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Don’t forget to use the #happybarnetcraftchallenge tag too!

Happy Crafting

Barnet!

 
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