The Happy Barnet Craft Challenge 2019!

We’re back!! Last year was the very first Happy Barnet Craft Challenge and we’re back in 2019 with more challenges, ideas, blogs and 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 challenges below, grouped into two sets, one for fun and inspiration (yellow challenges) and the other to encourage you to try something new (blue challenges). Pick as many or as few challenges as you feel comfortable completing. 

Keep Track

Download our blue and yellow craft challenge record 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!

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 brand new 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!

Our challengers asked for more group events so this year we are introducing:

• WIP Wednesday - you can share anytime but each Wednesday from 7-8 we’ll have a catch up in our Facebook group and of course using the hashtags on Twitter and Instagram

• Newbie guides - it’s great to share ideas anyone can submit a newbie guide. If you are interested, get in touch at hello@happybarnet.com

• Sunday sessions - the last Sunday of each month (unless otherwise arranged) we’ll have a Facebook live event. It might be a demo or it could be a questions/answers session. Whilst I have a few ideas, you can also get involved. Get in touch at hello@happybarnet.com

Learn Something New (blue challenges):

• 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

(Images below will link to blogs as and when they are written)

Fun and inspiration (yellow challenges):

• Make something in the 2018 colour of the year: Living Coral

• Make something featuring the 2019 Chinese zodiac animal, the pig

• Reduce, re-use and recycle; complete an upcycling project

• Try a traditional craft from another region/country

• Make something inspired by a superhero character

• Make something that's both pretty AND practical

• It's the year of the periodic table; find an element to be inspired by!

• Make to donate; create something needed by a charity

• Set yourself a challenge (and share it with the group!)

• Be inspired by birth stones, colours and flowers to create a gift for yourself or a friend

(Images below will link to blogs as and when they are written)

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

Happy Crafting

Barnet x