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coleenfranks

coleenfranks
Date Joined: February 2, 2010
Last Online: November 13, 2025
Birthday: July 20
Country: United States
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About Me

If you don't receive it, I make it right, I don't flake, just check my ratings. I rate the day it arrives.

I love art, crafts, music, hiking, gardening and teaching art.

Favorite Crafts

I do mixed-media plus teach arts & crafts at the library (volunteer). It's a mission, I provide everything. So I like swapping for your de-stash. I have tons of foreign text items from living in Europe 22 years. I also send craft supplies back to Ukraine for children/ladies ministry.

I keep an art journal, I draw, alter items/books, I do beading, jewelry, more. Love vintage anything and steam punk, also Paris. I swoon over anything bird, feathers. Address labels will get you a heart for sure. Anything sunflower.

FAVE COLORS: Teal, purple and jewel-tones.

ATC/Skinny/PC collections: Crowns, Flowers, Vintage, steampunk, butterflies/dragonflies & birds/feathers.

RUBBER STAMPS: anything steam punk, gears, clocks, crowns, birds, owls, dragonflies. No wood back stamps please. No room.

METAL CHARMS: same as above and flat charms/filigree I can glue onto my books.

Teas: Green is my fave, especially flavored ones.

Things I'd Love

I'd love to have some of your die-cuts: leaves, birds, butterflies/dragonflies, trees, snowmen, clocks, gears, crowns, anything steampunk or vintage and anything Tim Holtz. Any words that I could use on tags, etc. Preferably cardstock. No machine myself.

Love,love,love small crocheted flowers.

Embellishments or stickers of flowers or anything nature.I supply everything for my classes and ladies love flowers/birds/butterflies/dragonflies.I also send items to Ukraine for ministry.

Also love purse/keychain charms in my colors, teal, purple. Fun for purses and zippers.

Brass/metal stencils, used ok.

Things I Can Swap

Destash your extras in exchange for....

I have great items for collage or art journaling: foreign: maps, music, brochures, stamps and product labels, business cards and other odd items all in foreign language, usually Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Georgian, French, Armenian, German, Italian. Also have a small amount of Arabic and Hebrew language items. All from 22 yrs living in Ukraine.

I have a lace/trim/ribbon collection that goes back to the 60's so some of it is vintage for sure.

I have foreign money/coins.

Postcards from various countries and themes.

Beautiful paper napkins from Europe. Just brought some back from Germany (vintage style).

I'll trade for scrapbook stuff....your chance to clear out what you don't want. I like vintage anything, but needn't limit it to that.

Dream List

I need a banner for my Etsy shop if you know how. Would love some address labels and swap cards.

What I Don't Want

I have enough stationary, thank you. No Halloween, skulls or dark side stuff. No candy, tea or coffee and I"m over the top with note pads. Thanks, anyway. Also, no cosmetics or personal products. All of the above is with the exception of being in a swap for these items.

Trouble from

Susanne Gross (FrauSusii) flaked. Jenni Lumpkin (Pawprints) flaked on me twice. Evitake flaked. Evelyn Rozychi (eviroz), she was difficult. Beware. Christine Alejos (christine1) flaked.

Ratings

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Comment: Thanks for the lovely selection!
simcoe54 rated for PH: Send 4 Postcards #72 on Nov 12, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the great postcard selection.
Response: Your welcome. So glad you liked them. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.....
ErinMA rated for 3 Vintage Water Postcards #3 on Nov 11, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful vintage postcards! Iโ€™m just getting into collecting vintage cards and thereโ€™s something so exciting about receiving a new-to-me one. Thanks so much!
Response: You are welcome, Erin. Thanks for the heart. Greatly appreciated.
bluerose3 rated for PH: 3 Wishes on Nov 11, 2025
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Comment: Thank you. Love what you sent. The Christmas ephemera will come in handy soon. Never had white petal tea, will be trying soon.
Response: So glad you are happy with it all. So appreciate the heart. Thank you.
nathalieswap rated for Tea around the World #5 on Nov 8, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely tea selection!
Response: You are welcome. I'll try better next time to rate a heart.
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Comment: Thanks for hosting this swap-it's been a long time since I've done something Steampunk and I have a craft drawer just designated for that stuff-So I got to explore it again! You did a great job for being your first-Love all the details! Nice to swap with you again my friend-Nice envelope and extras! Take care!
Response: Thank you, Georgiafae for your kind words. Glad you liked it all. I'm always happy to swap with you and so glad you joined my swap and I had the opportunity to play with my steampunk stuff. Happy Thanksgiving....
DragonflyDaisy rated for TA ~ Found Art on Nov 5, 2025
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Comment: Your ladybug ๐Ÿž rock was adorable! ๐Ÿคฉ I think the mailman will love it! Thank you for joining my swap and for brightening someoneโ€™s day! โ™ฅ๏ธ
Response: Michele, thanks so much. So fun painting rocks. Easy to do watching TV. Appreciate the heart. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Comment: Thank you for all the stickers. I love them. Great ideas on the projects. Love the textures on the book marker and TH person. The other paint chip is really pretty, looks like fall. Thanks again.
Response: Debbee, so glad you liked it all. Fun swap. Thanks for the heart.. Greatly appreciated.
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Comment: Great green goodies, thanks!
Response: So glad, Laura. Thanks for the heart.
KathleenHope rated for CHWH: Notecards ~ US on Oct 31, 2025
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Comment: Love the notecards, thanks! Happy Halloween!!๐ŸŽƒ
Response: So glad, Kathleen. Thanks for the heart and for joining my swap.
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Comment: Thank you so much for the nice collection of green bits. So many fun things to create a really nice green layout. Thanks!
Response: So glad you liked it. Fun to do color swaps. Thanks for the heart. Very appreciated.
stwabewwiii rated for Ephemera Swap #1 on Oct 29, 2025
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Comment: Thank you, Coleen! Happy Halloween!
Response: your welcome.
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely surprises!
Response: You're welcome, but not worth a heart?
amparolewis95 rated for BL: Butterfly Clusters ~ US on Oct 28, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely clusters!
Response: So glad yo liked them. I love making clusters. Thanks for the heart. Very appreciated.
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Comment: Thank you for the cute butterflies and cards!!!
Response: You are welcome, Arabella. Thank you for the heart.
minniepic rated for PH: Animal & Bird #2 on Oct 27, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for the postcards and extras:)
Response: You are welcome, but the extras didn't rate a heart???
AliCrafter rated for FTLOC#2 - Lovin' Me Some Fall ! on Oct 26, 2025
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Comment: Your interpretation of Fall was spot on. Thank you!
Response: So glad you liked it all. Thanks for the heart.
lovesmail rated for 3 Things In An Envelope #23 on Oct 24, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the fun swap! :)
Response: You are so welcome. Thanks for the heart.
TheCraftByKellyAnn rated for Ephemera Swap #1 on Oct 21, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the ephemera. Look forward to adding things to my journals.
Response: You're welcome
mchesser12 rated for PH: 4 Postcards in October #3 on Oct 16, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the four postcards and the stickers. Just a reminder to include swap title with the swap.
Response: Slipped by me as I usually do put swap name on envie. Thanks for theart.

Rating Overview

Overall Hearts Stars Hosted
5.0000 1927 253 276
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Comments

LauraM540 on Nov 11, 2025:

Just stopping by to say thanks for the awesome envie of goodies from the Swaps in The USA WTA for October! I will use it all!!

CosmicCatPajamas on Oct 13, 2025:

Thank you so much for the Swaps in the U.S.A. WTA envie you sent me! Everything will be put to good use. :)

janiepin on Sep 6, 2025:

Wow Coleen! What a fabulous gorgeous packet of intriguing Cyrillic ephemera! What a thrill! Ok I've gotta think about what to send your way! :-)

Inesrv on Aug 30, 2025:

Yes, I will reconsider my rate If you send me a happy mail, no worries. But please send me anything besides loose papers... Thank you

rarjones on Jul 18, 2025:

Happy July Birthday wishes to YOU!

CF group - Rose

yvonne401 on May 5, 2025:

Welcome to Cold Hands Warm Hearts! It's great to have you here!

Blessings,

Yvonne

yvonne401 on Apr 14, 2025:

Hi Coleen! Welcome to Swaps in the U.S.A.! It's great to have you here!

Blessings,

Yvonne

yvonne401 on Apr 7, 2025:

Welcome to Time For Tea! It's great to have you here!

Blessings,

Yvonne

rarjones on Jun 30, 2024:

Happy July Birthday!!

CF Group - Rose

WoodlandBanshee on Jun 16, 2024:

Thanks for sending these awesome clusters! I love them and they will be added to a journal soon. Also thanks for doing this swap with me! I hope the next one is international! Take care!

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