Crystal Michelle Fallin: Crystal Expressions

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Happy Easter to Penelope of Pittsford, New York

Happy Easter to Penelope of Pittsford, New York who is 92 years old, bedridden and lonely. She loves Easter and we are also sending her a scripture bookmark with flowers.

Angel Card Project

Hello Easter Greetings to Jennie of Little River, South Carolina

Hello Easter Greetings to Jennie of Little River, South Carolina who is 92 years old. She is also receiving a scripture bookmark with flowers.

Angel Card Project

Blue Easter Bonnet for Ellen of Bossier, Louisiana

Happy Easter to Ellen of Bossier, Louisiana who is in a care center and loves to receive cards. She is also receiving a scripture bookmark with flowers.

Angel Card Project

Happy Easter to Jerry & Carol of Lancaster, Ohio

Happy Easter to Jerry and Carol of Lancaster, Ohio who are in their mid-80’s. Carol is suffering from cancer and Jerry is her caregiver.

Angel Card Project

Monday, April 3, 2023

Easter Blessing for Jeanette of Cheyenne, Wyoming

Easter Blessings to Jeanette of Cheyenne, Wyoming who is 73 years old and bedridden due to a stroke. She is also receiving a scripture bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Happy Easter to Sandra of Stow, Ohio

Happy Easter to Sandra of Stow, Ohio who is 73 years old and is in an Altercare facility. She is also receiving a scripture bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Grandest Lady Happy Easter to Beverly of Sandstone, Minnesota

Happy Easter to Beverly of Sandstone, Minnesota who is a widow. She is also receiving a scripture bookmark. Drawing of Rose by Artist Crystal Michelle Fallin.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Easter Flowers and Blessings to Lucy of Charleston, Illinois

Easter Blessings to Lucy of Charleston, Illinois who is 98 years old and loves bookmarks and coloring books. She is receiving a scripture bookmark too.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Easter Blessings to Joyce of Austin, Texas

Easter Blessings to Joyce of Austin, Texas who is 85 years old and bedridden. She is also receding a scripture bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Hello Easter to Elizabeth of Bemidji, Minnesota

Happy Easter to Elizabeth of Bemidji, Minnesota who is 94 years old and a Christian who needs encouragement. She is also receiving a scripture bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Saturday, April 1, 2023

A Easter Bouquet for Dale of Semmes, Alabama

Happy Easter to Dale of Semmes, Alabama who is a widow, Christian and likes crocheting. She is also receiving a scripture bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

A Field of Easter Flowers for Delores of Jesup, Georgia

Happy Easter to Delores of Jesup, Georgia who is nearly 80 years old and is a devout Christian who loves reading her Bible and collects glass jars.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

A Pink Easter Bonnet Greetings to Minnie of San Antonio, Texas

Happy Easter to Minnie of San Antonio, Texas who is 84 years old and is lonely and isolated due to pandemic. Drawing of Rose is by Artist Crystal Michelle Fallin.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

A Purple Easter Bonnet Greetings to Doris of Rio Vista, California

Happy Easter to Doris of Rio Vista, California who is 90 years old. She is also receiving a Easter Bookmark. Drawing of Rose is by Artist Crystal Michelle Fallin.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

“I’ll Be Your Legacy” a Poem

Crystal Michelle Fallin,

St Augustine, Florida

I’ll be your Legacy

I’ll be your Voice

You live on in Me

So I’ve made the Choice

To honor your Life

By sharing your Art

To encourage and

Give Hope

To the Lonely-in-Heart

I love you

I miss you

I’ll see you Again.

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Happy Valentine’s Day to Joyce of North Olmsted, Ohio

Happy Valentine’s Day to Joyce of North Olmsted, Ohio who is 81 years old and is lonely. She is receiving a scripture bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

“Reach for the Stars” Martha of Jarvisburg, North Carolina

Happy Valentine’s Day to Martha of Jarvisburg, North Carolina who is in a nursing home and needs encouragement.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

“You are a Shining Light” to Belinda of Seattle, Washington

Happy Valentine’s Day to Belinda of Seattle, Washington who is 64 years old, has 2 cats and very lonely. She is receiving a scripture bookmark and encouraging words.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

“Never Tire of You” Michael of Milford, Michigan

Happy Valentine’s Day to Michael of Milford, Michigan who is 74 years old and likes dogs and seafood. He is in a nursing home.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Friday, February 10, 2023

Fly Away With Me Valentine - Juanita of Trinity, North Carolina

Happy Valentine’s Day to Juanita of Trinity, North Carolina who is in a nursing home. She is also receiving a Scripture Bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

About the Artist

This Blog is dedicated to honor Crystal Michelle Fallin's artistic and creative spirit; her love of writing and drawing, and her passion for performing arts and dance. Crystal loved art and was a self-taught artist and color pencil was her favorite art medium. Her techniques of multi-color layering and blending gives her drawings the effects of a painting with intricate details. This is a collection of Crystal's colored pencil artistry consisting of creative drawings of her own unique interpretations of classic Disney characters. The collection includes Chateau de Chambord and Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and Ariel inspired mermaids from The Little Mermaid. Her art graces the covers of Greeting and Handcrafted Cards, Notebooks and Journals. Crystal Expressions© Cards were developed to continue Crystal's legacy as an artist, to give hope and encouragement to the needy, and for the lonely-in-heart. Her coloring techniques, concepts and artwork is the inspiration and vision for the cards. The cards are distributed throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and Europe to Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Home Bound Seniors, Foster Children, and many others.

Biography

Crystal Michelle Fallin was born in Newnan, Georgia on June 19, 1984 to Douglas and Peggy Fallin. Crystal grew up in St. Augustine, Florida where she attended St. Joseph Academy and First Coast Technical College where she received her high school diploma in May 2002. She attended St. John's River State College, majoring in business. She worked in the hospitality and retail industries in St. Augustine and Auburndale, Florida. Crystal was a lover of Performing Arts, dancing and listening to music. As a child and youth, she was a member of the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company and Academy of Performing Arts. She danced in the Nutcracker Ballet for seven seasons and won multiple dance awards at international championship competitions held in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Daytona Beach, Florida, and Columbia, South Carolina. She was a member of the award winning APA Group “Theater Street Express” and the musical theater ensemble, “The Stage Door Players.” She performed in musical theater productions such as Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Robin Hood, and The Chorus Line. Theater Street Express won multiple awards for Song & Dance and Production numbers: “Patriotic Tribute, Café De La Trebein, Gangster Drag, and A Salute to America.” She was creative, artistic and loved art. In school, she was awarded a Certificate of Academic Achievement in Art. She became interested in color pencil drawings in her twenties. She was a self-taught artist in color pencil drawings and techniques and it became her favorite art medium. She shared her love of colored pencil art and writing with her beloved grandmother Mary. She often exchanged her drawings with her friends and grandmother. She collaborated with her mother to design greeting cards; particularly ones with nautical and mermaid themes. Designing greeting cards, drawing, and writing notes to family and friends were her favorite pastimes. She developed a love of Disney characters as a child and practice drawing and coloring them throughout her life. She used her art to show love and support to her family and friends. Crystal was caring, kind-hearted and always reaching out to people in need.

Dance Biography

Crystal Fallin was outgoing, independent and had an indomitable free spirit and loved dancing. She received her dance training at the St. Augustine Academy of Performing Arts; Master Workshops at Santa Fe College (Gainesville), European School of Ballet (Ormond Beach), FloArts (Palatka), and Master Classes at International Championship venues (Orlando, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale), and at the APA summer dance intensives. Her choice of dance genres were ballet, tap and Lyrical dance. She was a member of the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company and the La Mirage Jazz Club. She performed multi-roles in the classical ballet 'The Nutcracker' for seven seasons: Spanish Chocolate Soloist, The Solider Doll, Harlequin Doll, Arabian Coffee Soloist, The Arch Angel, Snowflake Demi-Soloist, Marzipan, Waltz of the Flowers, and many others. Each season, the Premier Ballet Company performed two full length performances for the community as well as six condensed performances of “The Nutcracker” for St. Johns and Putnam Counties school children. Twenty-Five schools from both the public and private sectors attended the performances. Crystal and her dance troupe performed on stage at Flagler College Auditorium, Kirk Auditorium at FSDB, and numerous community venues throughout Northeast Florida. She was a senior member of the Academy of Performing Arts competition team. The dance team completed annually in "I Love Dance" International Championship Competitions in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa, Florida, and in Columbia, South Carolina. They also competed in Champions of Excellence by "Dance Troupe, Inc." in Daytona Beach. Crystal and her team won awards in ballet, jazz, tap and modern/lyrical dance in all major categories as well as top honors in “Song and Dance” and group ensemble theater “Productions.” As a Soloist, she won multiple awards at International Championships in Ballet, Lyrical and Student Choreography, and Gold Awards at “Champion of Excellence” National and Preliminaries Competitions. The Inspirational Dance Collection emulates her free spirit and love of dance. Inspirational dance symbolizes the freedom of spirit and captures the joy of worship: “Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.” Psalm 149:3