A Hobby Lobby store is seen on June 30, 2014 in Plantation, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) OKLAHOMA CITY - Hobby Lobby workers will be getting a raise to ring in the new year.The craft store chain announced it will raise its minimum full-time hourly wage to $18.50, effective January 1, 2022.The company made the announcement Tuesday, noting that it was one of the first retailers to raise its minimum wage to $15 back in 2014, "well before it became a trend with other retailers."Hobby Lobby says it has raised its minimum wage 12 times over the past 13 years.RELATED: T-Mobile to pay hourly employees minimum of $20 an hour"We have a long track record of taking care of our employees," Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green said in.