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) of Tandycrafts,
Inc., of our report dated August 10, 1999 relating to the financial statements,
which appears on page 20 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to
the incorporation by reference of our report dated August 10, 1999 relating to
the financial statement schedules, which appears in this Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Fort Worth, Texas
September 28, 1999