FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    TANDYCRAFTS, INC. CHIEF EXECUTIVE RESIGNS
                                        
                                        
Fort Worth, Texas.  April 18, 1996 --  TANDYCRAFTS, INC. (NYSE: TAC) announced
today that Jerry L. Roy has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company
effective immediately.  Michael J. Walsh who has been employed at Tandycrafts
for 15 years and has been the Chief Financial Officer since 1992 has been named
by the Board to serve as Acting Chief Executive Officer.

     Tandycrafts, Inc. is a specialty retailer and manufacturer.  Included in
its Specialty Retail segment are Tandy Leather Company, Joshua's Christian
Stores, Cargo Furniture & Accents, and Sav-On Discount Office Supplies.  Its
Specialty Manufacturing segment is comprised of two manufacturing divisions:
Frames and Framed Art and Tandy Wholesale International ("TWI").





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