Exhibit 4.1  



	[An intertwining line design appears on the left border of the stock certificate, with the certificate number appearing at the top of the border and the Company's logo at the bottom of the border]	 	[An intertwining line design appears on the right border of the stock certificate, with the number of shares appearing at the top of the border and the Company's seal appearing at the bottom of the
border]






  




  


TRANSFERABLE
ON THE BOOKS OF THE CORPORATION BY THE HOLDER HEREOF IN PERSON OR BY DULY AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY UPON SURRENDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE PROPERLY ENDORSED. THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES
REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE ISSUED UNDER AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH
THE CORPORATION AND THE TRANSFER AGENT, TO ALL OF WHICH THE HOLDER, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, ASSENTS. THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT VALID UNLESS COUNTERSIGNED BY A TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTERED BY A REGISTRAR. 


        WITNESS
THE SEAL OF THE CORPORATION AND THE SIGNATURES OF ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS. 



	Dated:	 	 	 	 	COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
	 	 	 	 	 	COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
	        
 Chairman	 	        
 Secretary	 	By	        
 Authorized Signature









  


        Michaels
Stores, Inc. will furnish to the record holder of this certificate without charge on written request to such corporation at its principal place of business a full
statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof which such corporation is authorized to issue
and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. 


        The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or
regulations: 



	TEN COM	 	— as tenants in common	 	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT—	 	        
	 	Custodian	 	        

	TEN ENT	 	— as tenants by the entireties	 	 	 	(Cust)	 	 	 	(Minor)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
	JT TEN	 	— as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	 	 	 	        
 (State)




Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.  


        For value received,                          hereby sell,
assign and transfer unto 



	PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
	

	







	


	

 Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee.





                                        
                
Shares of the Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
                                    
     



Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.  



	Dated,	 	        
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	X	 	        
 (SIGNATURE)
	NOTICE:	 	 	 	 
	THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	X	 	        
 (SIGNATURE)
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN "ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION" AS DEFINED IN RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
	 	 	 	 	
 SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED BY: