Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WYLY SAMUEL EVANS
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MICHAELS STORES INC [MIK]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice-Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1000
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/25/2006
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75201
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 09/25/2006   M   70,000 A $ 10.5 1,338,351 D  
Common Stock               400,000 I By Partnership (1) (2)
Common Stock               27,740 I By Spouse
Common Stock               149,572 I By Trust (1) (3)
Common Stock               149,572 I By Trust (1) (4)
Common Stock               2,142,600 I By Foreign Entity (1) (5)

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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) $ 10.5 09/25/2006   M     70,000   (6) 10/04/2006 Common Stock 70,000 $ 0 522,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WYLY SAMUEL EVANS
300 CRESCENT COURT
SUITE 1000
DALLAS, TX 75201
  X     Vice-Chairman of the Board  

Signatures

 /s/ Eric Markus, Attorney-in-Fact for Sam Wyly   09/27/2006
**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) Notwithstanding the inclusion of the securities reported in this Form 4, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held in the various trusts (and the subsidiaries thereof) mentioned in this report, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in them.
(2) Represents shares held by Tallulah, Ltd., a domestic limited partnership of which the Reporting Person is a general partner.
(3) Represents shares held by the Christiana Parker Wyly Trust, of which the Reporting Person is the trustee.
(4) Represents shares held by the Andrew David Sparrow Wyly Trust, of which the Reporting Person is the trustee.
(5) Represents shares held by subsidiaries formed under the laws of the Isle of Man. Each subsidiary is owned by a foreign trust that either (i) was formed by the Reporting Person, and/or (ii) benefits, inter alia, the Reporting Person, his spouse, and his issue.
(6) Represents options granted under Michaels Stores, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2001 General Stock Option Plan, all of which vested immediately upon granting.

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