POWER OF ATTORNEY



	   The undersigned hereby constitutes
and
appoints each of Mark V. Beasley, C. Elaine Hernandez, Gabriel V.
Vazquez,
Robert L. Estep, Mark V. Minton, Anna Marie Dempsey and Todd J.
Thorson, or
any of them, signing singly, as the undersigned's true and
lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director
of Michaels
Stores, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance
with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;


(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned
that may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3,
4 or 5 and timely file any such form or forms
with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar
authority; and

(3)	take any other action or
any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion
of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally
required by the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to
this power of attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such
attorney-in-fact's sole discretion.

	   The undersigned
hereby grants
to each such attorney-in-fact and any of them full power
and authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
any such
attorney-in-fact, or any such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges
that none of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are assuming,
nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


The execution by the
undersigned of this power of attorney hereby
expressly revokes and
terminates any powers of attorney previously
granted by the undersigned
relating to Forms 3, 4 and 5.  This power of
attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is
no longer required to file Forms
3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

	   IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this power of attorney to be executed
as of the 21st day of March, 2006.






/s/
Harvey S. Kanter
Harvey S. Kanter