Crystal Michelle Fallin: Land and Sea Collection

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Land & Sea Lighthouse for Bobbie of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Bobbie of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is 92 years old in a nursing home. She is receiving a floral Bible Verse bookmark.

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Land & Sea Encouragement Card for Barb of Brigham, Utah

A Land & Sea Bible Verse card for Barb of Brigham, Utah who is In assistant living facility. She is a Christian and is 87 years old. She is receiving a Bible verse bookmark.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Sea Compass and Starfish for Clara of Wyndmere, North Dakota

Clara is 95 years old and lives alone on a farm. She is receiving a Land and Sea Compass Card with a encouragement message and a bookmark.

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Friday, October 28, 2022

Bottle of Seashells for Pearl of Breckenridge, Minnesota

Pearl of Breckenridge, Minnesota lost her 90-year-old husband last year. She is receiving a Sea Dream Bible Verse Card and bookmark for encouragement. May the LORD shine his face on her and give her peace.

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Seagulls in Flight for Tennie of Buena Park, California

Tennie of Buena Park, California is in her 90's and loves flowers and animals. She is receiving a Sea Dream Seagull card and bookmark.

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Seahorse Land and Sea Card for Michael of St. Louis, Missouri

Michael of St. Louis, Missouri is 99 years old and is an Army Veteran-Infantry Division, Catholic and enjoys receiving mail. He is receiving Land and Sea Bible Verse Card and bookmark.

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Proverbs 3:15 Card for Gloria of Miami, Florida

Gloria of Miami, Florida is 94 years old and loves Miami Dolphins, Birds and Nature. She is also receiving a bookmark.

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Land and Sea Compass for Steve of Peabody, Massachusetts

Steve of Peabody, Massachusetts lives in a senior center and is a Christian. He is receiving a Sea Compass encouragement card from the Land and Sea Collection and a Bible Verse Bookmark.

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Sailboat, Seahorse and Mermaid for Mildred of Spartanburg, South Carolina

Mildred is 85 years old and likes red birds, Jesus, family and the Bible. She is receiving a Bible Verse Bookmark and a Land and Sea Collection greeting card with a scripture inside and message of encouragement.

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“Let there be Light” for Lori of South Ogden, Utah

Lori of South Ogden, Utah is in a care facility and loves stickers and coloring. She waits for the mailman every day. She is receiving a sheet of red rose stickers.

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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.

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Land and Sea Pearl of the Ocean for Lucina of New Rochelle, New York

Lucina is 92 years old and is religious and loves birds and old-time musicals. She is receiving a Land and Sea card with twin mermaids inside a pearl seashell. She is also receiving a Bible Verse Bookmark.

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Seashells in a Bottle for Alice of West Islip, New York

Alice of Islip, New York is in a nursing home and a Christian. She loves the beach so she is receiving a Land and Sea Collection of the beach with a bottle in the sand filled with seashells. She is also receiving a Bible Verse Bookmark.

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'Every Seashell has a Story' for Thea of Hampton, Virginia

Thea of Hampton, Virginia is in her 70's and very lonely. She is receiving a Land and Sea Collection card of Seashells and starfish with a message of encouragement. She is also receiving a floral bookmark.

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"May His Face Shine on You" Helen of Calhoun, Georgia

Helen is 79 years old and is on hospice due to failing health. She is receiving a Bible Verse Card for encouragement as well as a message and bookmark.

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Monday, October 24, 2022

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.

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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