Crystal Michelle Fallin: Minnesota

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Monday, April 3, 2023

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

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

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Group Christmas Cards for Lakeview Retirement in Warroad, Minnesota

Crystal Expressions mailed a variety of Christmas Cards to 30 residents at Lakeview Retirement located in Warroad, Minnesota. They are still following COVID guidelines.

Angel Card Project

A Tree Farm Tractor for Whitney of Maplewood, Minnesota

Merry Christmas to Whitney of Maplewood, Minnesota who is 36 years old and lives in a group home and has very little family involvement and no friends outside the home. She is receiving a handcrafted card of a tree farm, tractor and mountain background.

Angel Card Project

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.

Lola's Smile Bunch

Monday, October 24, 2022

FaithHopeLove Greetings to Jenny of Minnesota Lake, Minnesota

Jenny of Minnesota Lake, Minnesota is receiving a Faith*Hope*Love card for encouragement with artwork by Crystal Michelle Fallin. She is fighting Pancreatic cancer and likes adult coloring books and reads the Bible. She is also receiving a Bible Verse Bookmark.

Lola's Smile Bunch

Thursday, May 5, 2022

An Ocean Princess Card for Ana of Kiester, Minnesota

Happy Birthday to Ana of Kiester, Minnesota who is turning 7 years old. Ana likes anything girly so she is receiving a Ocean Princess card with Disney Princess “Ariel” stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - May Card Shower

Saturday, December 11, 2021

A Snowflake Card for Tami of Victoria, Minnesota

Tami is receiving a Christmas Inspirational Dance card and a Christmas Tree Legend bookmark.

Angel Card Project

Monday, December 6, 2021

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

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Lola's Smile Bunch - 'Music of the Earth" Card for Elizabeth of Minnesota

"The Earth has Music for those who Listen" card was mailed to 94 year old Elizabeth of Bemidji, Minnesota. She is in a Care Center and needs encouragement. She is a Christian and the card contains a Bible Verse Bookmark and scripture on the front of the card: "Behold, I make all things new." Revelations 21:5

Lola's Smile Bunch - A Bring Smiles to Seniors Facebook Group

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