Michaels

Michael’s is one of my favorite craft stores. I can always find what I’m looking for and usually end up leaving with much more than that. The best part is they always have good sales and coupons!
I enjoy all sorts of art– painting, drawing, jewelry-​making, etc. There is truly something for any activity. The baking section is really well-​stocked; you can find pans, cookbooks, and icing/​sprinkles to decorate with. I’d love to do one of the cake decorating seminars one day! During the holidays, there’s even a great selection of décor to choose from. But the picture frames are a steal year-​round! One of my favorite purchases is the matching frame set for my degrees.
Anytime I’m feeling crafty, Michael’s is my first choice.

Huge craft store with a great selection. Definitely bring a coupon (you can usually find one in Sunday papers or online and they do accept Joann’s coupons). I came in for kids craft supplies, scrapbooking supplies, gift card and a frame. Found everything. Checkout line was easy, fast and efficient.

Michael’s is another one of those stores you can get lost in for hours. I really enjoy framing my own prints & paintings. It makes them & their memories that much, more personal to me.
At least once a month, you can hit a 50% off sale, & really do your art work proud, for very little money.
Don’t get me wrong they have a wide array of wares in their stores, certainally not all framing. It is a fun, unique & kind of good quirky store.
Sales associates are very helpful & supplies are abundent.
What’s a girl to do? Go to fun stores & enjoy the DIY experience.

CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS HORRIBLE! Walked in and asked two employees what type of clay to buy one shooed me off the other sassed me and walked off. I should have reported them both to the manager! I will never return to this store!!! Great job losing a customer!

Michael’s is a massive arts & crafts specialty retailer which turns out to be an international chain of over 1100 stores. This particular Michael’s can be found in the shopping center at the intersection of N. Dale Mabry Highway and Ehrlich Road. This is the same shopping center that houses Nutrition S’mart and the Carrollwood Ale House.
I’m not an arts & crafts kinda guy, so I have no business commenting on their massive selection of scrapbooking materials, artificial flowers, art supplies, beading stuff, greeting cards, and a whole bunch of things that would be perfect for school teachers. I’ll just acknowledge that the store is huge and that they seem to have every conceivable type of craft supplies right at your fingertips.
Nope, what brought me into Michael’s was their excellent picture framing department which had been recommended by a friend. I have a number of really nice underwater photographs which had been signed by the artist, and I wanted to be able to display them on my walls at home. I had absolutely no idea what kind of choices were available to me, but I knew that I didn’t want to buy some off-​the-​shelf generic frame and try to fit these beautiful photos inside.
I brought my artwork into the store, walked back to the counter, and waited until the lady was available to assist me. She looked over the 2 signed photos and the one signed lithograph, and started pulling out colored pieces of heavy cardboard. I learned that these are more-​properly referred to as matting materials, and that the color choices are meant to compliment the colors in the photos or artwork. She eventually used two different colored mats for the lithograph (a light purple inner and a medium blue outer). The lady was a real pro because the colors in the lithograph really popped when she was done. After that we discussed the color and type of the frame itself and the type of glass that I wanted to use. Wow, I had no idea that there were so many decisions.
Then she turned her attention to my two signed photos. Each of them were mounted on a black piece of matting, and the artist had signed the mat. Her recommendation was to «float» the photographs between two pieces of glass, and then surround the photos with a black wooden frame. By this point I was just smiling and nodding since I was obviously in the presence of an artistic pro.
Fast forward to about two weeks later and I got a call from the store to say that my artwork was back and ready for me to stop in and see everything. Each piece was wrapped in heavy brown wrapping paper, and my same framing expert carefully unwrapped each piece to show off these amazing wall hangings. Holy crap! These things are gorgeous, and I was there from the beginning to watch her work her magic as she made her recommendations and helped me put everything together. (Photos are attached to show off these amazing wall hangings!) I drove back up there the very next day with three more pieces of artwork, and I should have those results back shortly.
I honestly can’t evaluate the rest of the store since I know nothing about the various departments and craft supplies, but if they are as good as my friend in the framing department you’ll be in for a real treat.

We came in here to ask about cake decorating class for our grandson and ended walking out with tons of different things for him to do. We like the variety of crafts that this place has for boys, girls, men and women of all ages. We received great customer service from the girl behind the counter, she even took time away from the register to show us the cake decorating schedule and show us where the supplies were. You gotta love that!!!

Michaels is the place to go for all your arts and craft needs. They have all the supplies you need for painting, drawing, sewing etc.
Rows upon rows of baking supplies and they also offer cake decorating classes as well as children workshops.
You won’t go empty handed as they really have something for your DIY crafts.

A Michael’s with a Bentley parked out front. Can’t say it hasn’t happened before, but I certainly didn’t think it would happen in Caroll Wood. :)
Nice, clean shop, but the employes seemed harried. Management seemed cross the workers and in general not willing to help out those under their care. I certainly would be reluctant to ask for a price check here. Ugh.

I always enjoy coming to this Michaels. The staff is friendly and willing to walk all over the store trying to help you find exactly what it is you are looking for. I was sad to find today they were wiped clean of Rainbow Looms (I know they are hard to come by!)
I also wanted to commend their staff for helping with bulk orders. Michaels now allows you to buy in bulk when you cannot find enough of what you need on the shelf. I was surprised and excited to learn that by ordering this way you also receive a bulk discount (I love discounts!).
Overall, one of my favorite locations and usually well stocked!

Big store and things are set up different than others Michaels I’ve been too. Great selection

Relatively speaking, this is one of the better Michaels in the Tampa Bay Area. I have been here a few times now, and this is what I learned.
Card stock selection could be better. They have more to choose from, but my guess is that these hot items are always flying off the shelf. Michaels could do better by ordering more and keeping the shelves stocked better.
Pretty good sales on scrapbook supplies (40% off Recollections Stickers). Also scrapbook supplies well stocked. This is the main reason we always come to Michaels. This is also the large reason for the 4 star rating. Michaels has better scrapbook supplies than JoAnne and other places with similar stock.
One thing I thought was helpful on my last visit was that there was lots of Valentines’s Day craft supplies. Guys, keep this in mind. A homemade Valentine’s Day card will always get you extra brownie points!
Why is this Michaels one of the best in the Tampa Bay Area. Because it is huge and has a very organized layout, which makes it easy to navigate.
I have also been consistently impressed with the staff. They are very helpful. They always know exactly where something is. One time I asked for the customization coffee mugs and they took me right to them. On my last visit, they knew exactly where the heart stencils were. It is almost like they have GPS built into their brain!
Their check out is convenient, but could be better (where they call the numbers for who is next). Nevertheless, it has improved from how it was a couple years ago. Even when crowded, they keep the line moving pretty fast.
Overall, Michaels is great. They call themselves the Craft Superstore and their selection holds true to their claims!

This place is really busy and is huge! Had everything my girlfriend and I could ask for. And on a separate note, this place has the best air conditioning for a business I’ve ever experienced.

Okay, so this is not a new store but it was not on Unilocal and it should be for its stellar Framing Department. I brought into the store some doozy of a Mexican mirror piece and Christian handled it like a pro showing problem-​solving approaches to a difficult task. He was more than competent and reasonable. Michael’s should be pleased to have such a great employee for their framing.
If you need something framed with a good framer, come to Michael’s on N. Dale Mabry and see for yourself.