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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ROULEAU R MICHAEL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MICHAELS STORES INC [MIK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 8000 BENT BRANCH DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/20/2005 (Street) IRVING, TX 75063 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/20/2005   M   15,000 A $ 10.4375 139,380 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   100 D $ 30.59 139,280 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   7,200 D $ 30.6 132,080 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   2,800 D $ 30.61 129,280 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   300 D $ 30.62 128,980 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   600 D $ 30.63 128,380 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   1,000 D $ 30.64 127,380 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   200 D $ 30.65 127,180 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   300 D $ 30.69 126,880 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   300 D $ 30.7 126,580 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   500 D $ 30.71 126,080 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   300 D $ 30.72 125,780 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   100 D $ 30.73 125,680 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   600 D $ 30.74 125,080 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   300 D $ 30.75 124,780 D   Common Stock 01/20/2005   S   400 D $ 30.76 124,380 (1) D   Common Stock               12,127 (2) I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 10.4375

01/20/2005

M

15,000

(3)

07/27/2005

Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

310,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ROULEAU R MICHAEL 8000 BENT BRANCH DRIVE IRVING, TX 75063			President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Elizabeth K. Giddens Elizabeth K. Giddens, Attorney-in-Fact for R. Michael Rouleau, President and Chief Executive Officer		01/24/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reported amount includes 24,380 shares of Michaels Stores, Inc. common stock acquired by the reporting person under the Michaels Stores, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Employees Stock Purchase Plan (also known as the ESPP), based on a plan statement issued by the ESPP's administrator as of December 31, 2004.
(2)	The reported amount is held by a stock fund under the Michaels Stores, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan (also known as the 401(k) Plan) assumed to be fully invested in Michaels Stores, Inc. common stock, based on a plan statement issued by the 401(k) Plan administrator as of December 31, 2004 as an estimate of the total number of shares that would be available to the reporting person if such holdings were liquidated on that date.
(3)	Exercise of stock options pursuant to original grant to the reporting person on July 28, 2000 of options under the Michaels Stores, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan to purchase 400,000 shares of Michaels Stores, Inc. common stock (adjusted to give effect to a two-for-one stock split to stockholders of record as of the close of business on each of November 12, 2001 and September 27, 2004). The options associated with this grant vest in three annual installments beginning on July 28, 2001. After giving effect to the transaction that is the subject of this report, 310,000 options remain outstanding under this grant, all of which are currently vested.

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