Michaels Stores Recalls Silver Tree Tealight Candle Holders Due to Fire Hazard
Home product recall 11-078. Announced by CPSC on Dec 22, 2010.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 22, 2010. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 7,600 in the United States and 650 in Canada units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The tealight cups are positioned where the flame from the candles can ignite other parts of the candle holder, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled candle holders and return the product to any Michaels Arts & Craft store for a full refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Michaels at (800) 642-4235 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. CT, Monday through Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, or visit the firm’s website atwww.michaels.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves silver-colored tealight candle holders in a shape of a Christmas tree. The candle holders are about 16-inches tall and have a silver star on the top. Nine tealight cups and clear plastic beads hang from the tree branches.
About 7,600 in the United States and 650 in Canada units, as CPSC gives them.
Silver Tree Tealight Candle Holders.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Michaels Stores Inc., Irving, Texas.
- Michaels Arts & Craft stores nationwide from October 2010 through December 2010 for about $20.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Michaels has received reports of six incidents including five fires and a consumer who received minor burns.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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