Crystal Michelle Fallin: Ohio

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Pink Blooms for Sandra of Stow, Ohio

Springtime Greetings to Sandra of Stow, Ohio who is in an assistant living facility. She writes to me and has become a pen pal.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

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

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

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

A Snowy Cottage and Cardinals for Justne of Centerville, Ohio

Merry Christmas to Justine of Centerville, Ohio who is 36 years old and is disabled with health issues. She is receiving a handcrafted card by Crystal Expressions with snow scenery and cardinals.

Angle Card Project

Friday, October 28, 2022

Dreamy Whale for Joyce of North Olmstead, Ohio

Joyce of North Olmstead, Ohio is 83 years old and her husband is in a nursing home. She is very lonely and requesting cards. She is receiving a Sea Dream Whale card and bookmark.

Lola's Smile Bunch

Sunday, August 21, 2022

Sister Mermaids for Kaylee of Arvada, Ohio

Happy Birthday to Kaylee of Arvada, Ohio who is turning 7 years old. She likes unicorns and animals. She is receiving unicorn stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - August Card Showers

Thursday, July 14, 2022

A Ocean Princess Mermaid for Bailey of Fostoria, Ohio

Happy Birthday to Bailey of Fostoria, Ohio who is turning 12 and loves princesses and all things girly. She is receiving a sticker sheet of Disney princesses and a bookmark.

Random Acts of Cardness- July Card Showers

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Chateau de Chambord for Meredith of Fairfield Twp, Ohio

Meredith of Fairfield Twp, Ohio is turning 32 years old. She likes wildlife, faith and purple. She is receiving a faith base card of the Château de Chambord for her birthday.

RAOC - January Card Showers

Monday, December 13, 2021

Christmas Tulips for Marcella of Lisbon, Ohio

Christmas tulips for Marcella of Lisbon, Ohio who is 77 years old and bed ridden. She is also receiving a Christmas Bookmark of the manger scene.

The 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

Monday, November 15, 2021

An Ocean Princess for Brynly of Winchester, Ohio

Sending Brynly of Winchester, Ohio Happy Birthday Wishes, she is turning 4 years old. She likes Barbie and girlie things so she is receiving a Princess of the ocean card and Daisy Duck stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - Nove

Friday, November 12, 2021

An Ocean Princess for Emma of Columbus, Ohio

Happy Birthday to Emma of Columbus, Ohio who is turning 8 years old. She is receiving an Ocean Princess Card with a mermaid art print. She likes mermaids and Unicorns. She is also receiving a bookmark and Ariel stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - November Card Shower

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Sea Princesses for Elie and Jenevieve of Shelby, Ohio

Twins Elie and Jenevieve of Shelby, Ohio are turning 5 years old. They like Disney, Mermaids and Daisy Duck. They are both receiving Seas the Day cards with Birthday wishes and Disney stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness- November Card Shower

Monday, October 4, 2021

A Girly Princess Card for Shania of Fosteria, Ohio

Sending a Girly Princess card to Shania of Fosteria, Ohio who is turning 7 years old. She loves all things girly and Daisy Duck. She is receiving Daisy Duck stickers and Ariel stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Lola’s Smile Bunch - “This is the Day The Lord has Made” for Sandra of Ohio

A Little Belle Card for Sandra of Stow, Ohio. The Birthday card is painted in watercolor with a color pencil glaze in the background. Bible Verse stamped “This is the Day the Lord has Made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Sandra is turning 72 and is in a rehab center. A scripture bookmark is also enclosed.

Bring Smiles to Seniors - 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