EXHIBIT 23
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                TANDYCRAFTS, INC.
                                        
                                        
                       Consent of Independent Accountants
                                        

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (No's. 33-85550, 33-85548 and 33-57525) and to the
incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-88290) of Tandycrafts, Inc. of our
report dated August 8, 1995, appearing on page 16 of this Form 10-K.

 
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
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Price Waterhouse LLP

Fort Worth, Texas
September 27, 1995