Arts-and-crafts projects and Asian collectible toys are the focus of 528 Kreative Mart in Briarwood Mall.
Nick Zeng says he and his partners are expanding from their six stores in California into Houston, Toledo’s Franklin Park Mall, and now Ann Arbor. The name stems from the street address of their first location.
Whether by appointment or walk-in, groups or families can engage in guided hands-on projects. Perler bead configurations are melted into key chains, magnets, and other flat objects. Make-your-own tufted rugs and squishy toys take a few hours of together time.
Retail stock includes anime collectibles, blind boxes of plush toys, Pokémon cards, and Sonny Angel figurines.
528 Kreative Mart, Briarwood Mall. (626) 591–6999. Mon.–Sat. 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. instagram.com/528_annarbor
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