UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 126, ~~2004~~2005 (January 1, 2005)

HOME INTERIORS & GIFTS, INC.

(Exact name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas	333-62021	75-0981828
TEXAS		75-0981828
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. employer
(State or other jurisdiction of	333-62021	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		identification no.)
incorporation or organization)	(Commission file number)	Identification No.)

1649 Frankford Road West
Carrollton, Texas 75007-4605
(Address of principal executive offices)

~~Registrants~~Registrant’s ~~telephone~~Telephone ~~number~~Number, ~~including~~Including ~~area~~Area ~~code~~Code: (972) 695-1000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	ITEM 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure
	Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
	ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
	Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-99.1 Press Release
Press Release

~~ITEM~~Item 5.02 ~~Other~~Departure ~~Events~~of ~~and~~Directors ~~Required~~or FDPrincipal ~~Disclosure~~ Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

~~On January 12, 2004,~~ Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc., (“the “Company”) ~~issued~~has apromoted Mary-Knight Tyler to Chief Operating ~~press~~Officer ~~release~~effective ~~announcing~~January 1, ~~that~~2005. Ms. Tyler has served the Company ~~had~~as ~~appointed~~Senior ~~Mike~~Vice-President, Operations ~~Lohner~~since asNovember 21, ~~CEO~~2003, ~~effective~~ ~~January~~and as Vice-President of Financial Services from July 12001 to November 21, ~~2004~~2003. Prior to ~~his~~joining ~~CEO~~the ~~election~~Company, ~~Lohner~~Ms. Tyler ~~served~~was as the ~~Company’s~~ ~~president~~Chief ~~and~~Financial ~~COO.~~Officer ~~Joey~~of Employbridge ~~Carter,~~and ~~Chairman~~Senior Vice-President of ~~the~~Finance ~~Board~~with ofCareerblazers. ~~Directors~~The employment contract ofbetween the Company and ~~past~~Ms. Tyler ~~CEO,~~is ~~retired~~in asprocess ~~CEO~~of onbeing ~~December~~negotiated and will be disclosed when final details become available. On January 316, ~~2003.~~2005, ~~Carter~~the ~~will~~Company issued a press release regarding ~~remain~~Ms. Tyler’s asappointment, ~~Chairman~~a copy of ~~the~~which ~~Board~~is ofattached ~~Directors~~hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

AItem ~~copy~~9.01 ofFinancial ~~the~~Statements ~~press release issued by the Company~~ and ~~dated January 12, 2004 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.~~ Exhibits

~~ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and~~ (c) Exhibits.

~~(a) Not~~The ~~applicable~~following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K.

~~(b)~~99.1 Press Release, dated January ~~Not~~6, ~~applicable~~2005, relating to the appointment of Mary-Knight Tyler.

~~(c) Exhibits.~~2

99.1Table Pressof Release, dated January 12, 2004, issued by Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc.Contents

~~Table of Contents~~SIGNATURES

~~SIGNATURES~~ Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	HOME INTERIORS & GIFTS, INC.
Date: January 6, 2005	By:	/s/ Kenneth J. Cichocki
		Kenneth J. Cichocki
		Sr. Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

	HOME INTERIORS & GIFTS, INC.
Date: January 12, 2004	By:	/s/ Kenneth J. Cichocki
	Kenneth J. Cichocki
	Sr. Vice President of Finance and Chief
	Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Exhibit
99.1		Press Release, dated January 126, ~~2004~~2005, ~~issued~~relating byto ~~Home~~the ~~Interiors~~appointment &of ~~Gifts,~~Mary-Knight ~~Inc~~Tyler.

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