IRVING, Texas, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Michaels Stores, Inc.
(NYSE: MIK) announced today that they will host Scrapbook Discovery Day, an
afternoon of events designed to entice beginning scrapbookers at each of their
870 stores in the United States and Canada. The come-and-go event will take
place on Saturday, August 27 from 1:00pm through 5:00pm.
The 4-hour event offers an interactive experience for beginner
scrapbookers and card-makers, filled with free activities, including four
separate make-it take-it activities and five demonstrations. Customers will
be able to complete projects ranging from baby shower invitations, to themed
scrapbook pages and gift tags while gaining hands-on experience using a
variety of innovative papercrafting products. These products include the new
Scotch Brand Keepsake Box and Quick-Dry Tacky Adhesive, The Paper House
stickers, Ultra ShapeXpress Cutting Tool by Fiskars, ProvoCraft's Coluzzle
Cutting System, Tombow Adhesive and papers from Hot Off the Press.
Additionally, demonstrations will take place throughout the afternoon,
showcasing some of the newest items in scrapbooking. The demonstrations will
feature Grafix Transparent Vellums and Strathmore Picture Frame Cards,
Generations Adhesive Mulberry Papers, Thomas the Tank Engine Stickers from
Sandy Lion, Me & My Big Ideas School Kids Stickers, Sharon Ann Collection of
Baby Papers and the Xyron 900 Repositionable Adhesive.
Customers are invited to enter for a chance to win a gift basket filled
with scrapbook and papercraft supplies. No purchase is necessary to enter.
To learn more about this event, or to locate the Michaels store nearest you,
please visit the Company's website at http://www.michaels.com .
Michaels Stores, Inc. (http://www.michaels.com ) is the world's largest
retailer of arts, crafts, framing, floral, decorative wall dicor, and seasonal
merchandise for the hobbyist and do-it-yourself home decorator. As of August
5th, 2005, the Company owns and operates 870 Michaels stores in 48 states and
Canada, 165 Aaron Brothers stores, 11 Recollections stores, and 4 Star
Wholesale operations.
This press release is also available on the Michaels Stores, Inc. website
(http://www.michaels.com ).
SOURCE Michaels Stores, Inc.
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CONTACT:
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