Crystal Michelle Fallin: Extra Encouragement

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Faith * Hope * Love - Encouragement for Nancee of Caldwell, Idaho

And now these three remain:

Faith, Hope, Love,

But the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:13

Nancee of Caldwell, Idaho is 66 years old and battles a chronic illness, depression, diabetes and arthritis. She like dogs, birds, horses, the color blue and bodies of water. She is receiving several pictures of the coastal waters and beach at Ft. Matanzas Park. The art print on the card is Sisters of the Sea by Artist Crystal Michelle Fallin.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Thank you Note from Heather of Nottingham, England

Received a Thank You note posted on Facebook from Heather of Arnold, Nottingham, England for the card, insert and cross. Heather is Homebound and loves the seashore. She likes the quote “She is a mermaid on dry land & the world is her ocean.”

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Friday, October 8, 2021

Mermaid on Dry Land - Heather of Nottingham, England

A note of encouragement to Heather of Arnold, Nottingham England. She has serious illnesses and is Homebound. She is receiving a handcrafted card of the Sisters of the Sea and a note card with the message “She is a mermaid on dry land and the world is her ocean.” Heather likes the seaside, mermaids, and crafts.

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

Encouragement Card for Shelby of Greenville, Tennessee

An Encouragement Card for Shelby of Greenville, Tennessee who is struggling with alcohol addiction. She has been sober since December 2020. She is receiving a “Thinking of You” card with a Stella Art print and a “You’re more Precious than Jewels” bookmark. Shelby likes crafts, art, coloring and the color pink.

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Butterflies & Tulips for Gillian of Chesterfield, England

Encouragement card for Gillian of Barlborough, Chesterfield, United Kingdom. Gillian battles Multiple Sclerosis and is Homebound. She is also receiving a bookmark that she is more precious then jewels.

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

"Climb the Liquid Mountains" Card for Gillian of England

Encouragement Card in color pencil from the Little Belle Series for Gillian of Chesterfield, England. The card is stamped with a quote from Helen Keller: "It's wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears."

Gillian is battling Multiple Sclerosis and is homebound. She likes card making and stickers. Enclosed in the card is a scripture bookmark and several flower stickers for her to use.

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Starlight and Dewdrops for Snow White of Illinois

Sending a card of encouragement to Snow White of Coffeen Illinois. She is a disabled Army veteran who is battling chronic illness and PTSD and chronic back pain. She like Disney, Snow White and the color pink. Enclosed Snow White stickers with a pink blossom bookmark and magnetic cross.

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Monday, August 30, 2021

RAOC - Encouragement card for Heather of Nottingham, England

Encouragement card with “Sisters of the Sea” art print for Heather of Nottingham, England. Heather is Homebound with serious illnesses and likes the seashore and mermaids. Mailed her a pink bookmark with a Bible verse “She’s more precious then jewels” to uplift her spirit and a magnetic cross with “His Beloved.”

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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