Michaels, the Texas-based arts and crafts chain store, is closing one of its location at the Brass Mill Commons in Waterbury ...

Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and Joann are three of the biggest arts-and-crafts retailers in the United States. Each store sells products like canvases and paint, sketchbooks, scrapbooking supplies ...

Even from the Hobby Lobby parking lot, I could see the store entrance ... Walking into Michaels felt not much different than any day when I shop at the craft store. There were potted poinsettias ...

This year, Michaels had an impressive assortment of holiday decor — but Hobby Lobby dominated when it came to what I'd need ...