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Box Park Croydon - 15th Feb 2026 Our resident crafter Nik has stalls at markets selling Craft Haven Makes. You can order and have free collection of explosion gift boxes at any market. The next dates and venues for 2026 are as follows: Wallington Square, SM6 8RG on 29th August, 10am to 5pm Beddington Park on Saturday 6th September, 10am to 6pm Taste of the Caribbean, Wimbledon Park, 16th September all day SoCro Arts Winter Market, Coombe Wood School, Croydon, 10am to 3.30pm 2

Here at Craft Haven, we have a resident crafter Nik who does markets for us which also halps to advertise our store. She's been crafting for over 30 years and has picked up many tips and tricks along the way. Any links shared are not affiliates, just products we don't sell or brilliant tutorials from other crafters.

If you make journals, do leather (or faux leather) crafts or make anything with eyelets/snap fasteners, this Japanese Screw Punch is priceless. If you have arthritis or carpal tunnel, it allows you to make holes much more easily and accurately than lever punches. It's also very handy if you need to make holes but usually use a hammer. As it's so much quieter, it allows you to work late (like our Nik!!) without disturbing your neighbours. They come with a set of different siz

One of the most asked questions in Facebook groups dedicated to cutting dies is 'How do you guys store your dies?' When you start out buying cutting dies, it's pretty easy to remember what they were. Once you start amassing them, then it gets difficult. Especially when you have a lot of words and complicated shapes. The best method we've found is to use A5 spiral display folders (no more than 40) and A4 magnetic sheets cut down to A5 with an A5 piece of card behind the magn

Isopropyl (rubbing alcohol) is a must for your craft room, whether you're an artist or a crafter. It doesn't matter if it's 70% or 99% for crafting purposes. It deep cleans tools like tweezers, craft knives, cutting mats and more! It's far more cost effective than alcohol wipes. There's nothing worse than working on a project and noticing marks on your card or papers that have been picked up from your tools. A daily clean up, especially if using glue of any kind. Just spray s