Hobby Lobby is a privately held retail chain of arts and crafts stores based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, and is formally called Hobby Lobby Creative Centers. If something wicker this way comes, Hobby Lobby Stores may be the source. The firm operates 500-plus stores in about 40 states and sells arts and crafts supplies, baskets, beads, candles, frames, home-decorating accessories, and silk flowers. It also has operations in China, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, and it is the #3 craft and fabric retailer (behind Michaels Stores and Jo-Ann Stores). Sister companies include: Mardel, a seller of Christian and educational products, and Hemispheres, a supplier of home furnishings and other merchandise to Hobby Lobby stores. CEO David Green, who owns the company, founded Hobby Lobby in 1972 and operates it according to biblical principles, including closing shop on Sunday. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. operates department stores in the United States. It offers products under various categories, such as arts, crafts, hobbies, picture framing, jewelry making, fashion fabrics, floral, cards and party, baskets, wearable art, home accents, holiday supplies, fabrics, needle arts, scrapbooking, seasonal items, home décor, wedding, and gift cards. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.