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Article: Handmade Holidays at Michaels.
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- Leisure & Travel Week
- Article date:
- November 21, 2009
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Consumers continue to look to do-it-yourself projects to stretch their budgets this holiday season, according to a new survey from Michaels, North America's largest arts and crafts specialty retailer.
Sixty-five percent of respondents in the poll, conducted in October 2009, said they plan on making gifts this year, up from 58 percent who said they would make gifts last year. More than half said they plan to spend less this holiday season, and the reason may not be just savings - 87 percent said they think handmade gifts are more meaningful.
To help customers get great results on their holiday gift and decor projects, all U.S. and Canada Michaels stores ...