A Beautiful Spring Day Card for Debbie of Grayville, Illinois

 Springtime Greetings to Debbie of Grayville, Illinois who is very ill, lonely and appreciates prayers.  She is receiving a cross and a flower bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch 

Hello Spring Blue Vases for Dana of Scott, Illinois

 Springtime greetings to Dana of Scott, Illinois who had breast cancer surgery.  She is religious so she is receiving a scripture bookmark with flowers.  Artist is Crystal Michelle Fallin of flowers with Blue Vases.

Lola’s Smile Bunch 

Pink Easter Roses for Donna of Mundelein, Illinois

Happy Easter to Donna who is 83 years old, religious and enjoys Easter cards.  She is also receiving a scripture bookmark.

Angel Card  Project 
 

A Easter Chateau Blessing to Ruth of McLeansboro, Illinois

Happy  Easter to Ruth of McLeansboro, Illinois who is in a Rehab Center.  She is also receiving a scripture bookmark.  Art work of Chateau de Chambord by 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 

 

“You are Beautiful Valentine” Debbie of Grayville, Illinois

 Happy Valentine’s Day to Debbie of Grayville, Illinois who is very ill, lonely and appreciates prayers.  She is also receiving a Scripture Bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch 

You’re Purr-fect Valentine Marge of Red Bud, Illinois

 Happy Valentine’s Day to Marge of Red Bud, Illinois who is a widow and 90 years old.  She likes Holland, Tuplips and windmills.

Lola’s Smile Bunch 

A Chateau de Chambord Greetings to Beverly of South Beloit, Illinois

 Merry Christmas to Beverly of South Beloit, Illinois who is 91 years old and is homebound and needs smiles.  She is receiving a custom design Chateau de Chambord card by artist Crystal Michelle Fallin.

Lola's Smile Bunch

Group Christmas Cards for Warren Park Health & Living Center, Chicago, Illinois

 Crystal Expressions mailed all 124 residents handcrafted Christmas Cards of various designs.  The 124 residents are lonely and elderly and many of them have not received mail for years from anyone!  We hope they enjoyed reading and sharing the cards with each other.

Angel Card Project

Group Christmas Cards for Stonebridge of Gurnee, Illinois

 Crystal Expressions mailed 25 cards to the residents of Stonebridge of Gurnee, Illinois.  It is an assisted living facility.  The residents each received a custom printed Christmas card with a Nutcracker theme.  The Christmas tree had dancing figurines and snowflakes.  

Angel Card Project

Group Christmas Cards for Joliet Community Based Clinic in Joliet, Illinois

 

Crystal Expressions mailed 40 cards to all the residents of Joliet Community Based Clinic, Dept. of Veteran Affairs located in Joliet, Illinois.  Many veterans do not have family to visit very often.  They received an assortment of Christmas Cards including the Chateau de Chambord.  Art by Crystal Michelle Fallin.

Angel Card Project

Seagulls, "His Voice Creates the Sea" for Marge of Red Bud, Illinois

 Marge of Red Bud, Illinois is 90 years old and loves Holland, Tulips and windmills.  She is receiving a bookmark of red Tulips and a Land and Sea Collection card with seagulls.

Lola's Smile Bunch

Godrevy Lighthouse, St. Ives Bay - Smile Mail for Beverly of South Beloit, Illinois

 A Sea Dream Lighthouse for Beverly of South Beloit, Illinois who is 91 years old, homebound and needs encouragement.  She is receiving a photo print of Godrevy Lighthouse, St. Ives Bay in Cromwell, England.  She is also receiving a bookmark.

Lola's Smile Bunch

Sea Compass for Pastor Daryl of Mount Prospect, Illinois

 Pastor Daryl is 90 years old and broke his kneecap and is in need of encouragement.  He is receiving a Bible Verse Bookmark and a message of encouragement from the Land and Sea Collection.

Lola's Smile Bunch

Roses for Bernice of DuQuoin, Illinois

 Bernice of DuQuoin, Illinois received a Dreamer Card with a Belle art print and a bookmark.  She lives in a nursing center and she is 99 years old,

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Blessings in a Backpack - Positive Note Cards

 

100 positive note cards were handcrafted for Blessings in a Backpack for the Home Office in Chicago, Illinois. The note cards will be distributed to schools where they will be attached to the children’s food backpack bags to take home.  Children are given fruit, snacks and drinks for the weekend who live in food deficiency homes.  Half of the artwork on the cards were artwork of Crystal Michelle Fallin.  Images above are several of the note cards handcrafted for the children.

Valentine Cards for Hospitalized Kids

 Donated with personalized messages 30 handcrafted Valentine’s Day Cards to “Cards for Hospitalized Kids.”   A non-profit group located in Chicago, Illinois.  They distribute the cards to hospitals like St. Jude  Children’s Hospital and Ronald McDonald Houses throughout the country.   The cards above are 3 of the handcrafted cards designed by Crystal Expressions using Crystal Michelle Fallin’s artwork.

Bring Smiles to Seniors - Christmas Greeting Cards

 

Bring Smiles to Seniors is a nonprofit group that requests greeting cards from people throughout the United States and they in turn distributes the cards to nursing homes, rehab centers, assistant living facilities, homebound, etc.  Christmas Inspirational Dance cards were mailed to individual seniors by special requests.  Listed below are a few of the recipients who have received Christmas greetings from Crystal Expressions:

Lillie of Summerville, Missouri 

Alice of Dickinson, North Dakota,

Teresa of Longmont, Colorado,

CJ of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada,

Debbie of East Tawas, Missouri,

Bernice of DuQuoin, Illinois,

Virginia of Verona, Wisconsin,

Shirley of Freedom, Wisconsin,

Beth of Martinsville, Texas,

Violet of St. Petersburg, Florida,

Patricia of Clinton Twsp, Missouri,

Norma of Minneapolis, Minnesota,

Nita of  Greensboro, North Carolina,

Joyce of Sapulpa, Oklahoma,

Leilani of Lindstrom, Minnesota,

Margaret of High Point, North Carolina,

Esther of Glenpool, Oklahoma,

Marla of Okemos, Michigan,

Claire of Towanda, Pennsylvania,

Betty of Colonial Heights, Virginia,

Mary of Elmhurst, Illinois,

Mildred of High Point, North Carolina,

Shirley of St. Joseph, Missouri,

Genevieve of Huntington, Pennsylvania,

Janice of Des Plaines, Illinois,

Nancy of Excelsior Springs, Missouri,

Bev of Rocklin, California,

Carol of Lynchburg, Virginia,

Carol of Toledo, Ohio,

Tina of Rother Glen, Virginia 

Spring Flowers for Janice of Des Plaines, Illinois

A Beautiful Dreamer card for Janice of Des Plaines, Illinois who recently went into a long term care facility.  She likes blue flowers and jewelry.  She is receiving a pink bookmark with a verse from Proverbs “You are more precious then jewels.”

Bring Smiles to Seniors - Lola’s Smile Bunch 

Kind Card for Cool Kids - Encouragement Card for Mya of Illinois

 

A Encouragement Card for 13 year old Mya of Machesney, Illinois.  Her father died when she was 6 years old and her mom and boyfriend broke up due to drug abuse.  The boyfriend had been a father figure for Mya so she is depressed.  Grandmother requested encouragement cards.  Sending her a pink bookmark "Hold on to your dreams" and flower stickers.  She likes art so she is receiving a pencil drawing of Stella.

Kind Cards for Cool Kids