Michaels Michaels is perhaps the closest JOANN alternative — especially if you love this craft store for its floral department, art supplies, yarn stock, and home and holiday decor.

Kristy's Craft Room — which sells wood and metal cutouts, paint, paint brushes and other crafting supplies — opened Monday at 1105 St. Clair River Dr., next to Anytime Fitness.

The concept is an elegant solution to a longstanding problem: Generally, traditional thrift stores don’t know what to do with half-used art supplies. “It’s an easy thing to identify and it ...