Crafty Logo for a Crafty Store
I am not into crafts, not because I have any of the sometimes insulting preconceptions about it but because I’m just not good at it. Unless preceded by the command key, there is no copying and pasting for me. Nonetheless I love going into craft stores, there is something pretty incredible about all the collected, individual materials, knickknacks and doo-hickeys arranged in neat bundles or stacks begging to be put together — and, perhaps, there is no haven more crafty than Michaels. Established in 1973, it grew to sixteen stores by 1984, went public and was operating 500 stores by 1995, became a private company again in 2006, and is now celebrating the opening of its 1,000th store in San Antonio. To mark the milestone and thirty-five years in business Michaels is also introduci