Crystal Michelle Fallin

Thursday, March 17, 2022

The Earth has Music for Virginia of Verona, Wisconsin

A Little Belle Card “The Earth has Music for those who Listen” for Virginia of Verona, Wisconsin. Virginia is Homebound and is 93 years old. She is also receiving a bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Roses for Barbara of Cheney, Kansas

An Encouragement card with a Belle art print and rose vines for Barbara of Cheney, Kansas who is in a nursing home. She is also receiving a bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Saturday, March 12, 2022

Stella Encouragement Card for Ruby’s Residents

Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents requested cards for their seniors in Harrison, Arizona. Crystal Expressions made custom designed cards and wrote personal Thinking of You messages for 40 seniors.

Spring Flowers for Ruby’s Residents

A spring flower vine and a Beautiful Dreamer card with a Belle art print for Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents in Harrison, Arizona.

Faith - Hope - Love Card for Ruby’s Residents

A Faith * Hope * Love Card with Sisters of the Sea art print for Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents in Harrison, Arizona.

Thinking of You Rose Card

Thinking of you Card with a Rose art print for Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents in Harrison, Arizona.

Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents - Encouragement Card

Encouragement Card with a Stella art print for Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents in Harrison, Arizona.

Three Wishes for Ruby’s residents - Beautiful Dreamer

Beautiful Dreamer card with Belle art print. Card is being mailed to Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents in Harrison, Arizona.

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Dance is Movement, Movement is Life

Dance is movement, Movement is Life. Crystal Michelle Fallin as Spanish Chocolate soloist in Nutcracker Ballet at Flagler College Auditorium in St. Augustine, Florida. Performed by the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company.

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Make Music to Him with Timbrel and Harp

Inspirational Dance Card by Crystal Expressions of Crystal Michelle Fallin modeling a Lyrical Dance costume that she wore at an International Dance Competition, I Love Dance. Inside Card is Bible verse:

"Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp."

Psalm 149:3 NIV

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Starlight and Dewdrops for Marie of Fayetteville, Georgia

A Beautiful Dreamer card with a Belle art print for Marie of Fayetteville, Georgia. She is being treated for shoulder pain. She drives a school bus and suffers with arthritis.

Friday, March 4, 2022

Encouragement Card for Linda of St. Augustine, Florida

Encouragement card of Hope using Sisters of the Sea art print for Linda of St, Augustine, Florida. Her brother has cancer and going through treatments.

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Let Your Light Shine

Friday, February 25, 2022

Dance Before Him, All the Earth

"Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name, bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. Dance before him, all the earth, the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved."

1 Chronicles 16:29-30 NIV

Monday, February 14, 2022

Beloved Angel

Dedicated to Crystal Michelle Fallin- My beloved daughter

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Valentine Cards for Sabal Palm Assisted Living & Memory Care

Delivered 12 Handcrafted Valentine Cards to Sabal Palm Assisted Living & Memory Care of Palm Coast, Florida. Cards are to be distributed by the activity director to the residents who seldom have visitors.

Valentine Cards for Moultrie Creek Nursing & Rehab Center

Delivered 12 handcrafted Valentine Cards to Moultrie Creek Nursing Home and Rehab Center in St. Augustine, Florida. Six cards for ladies and six cards for men who don’t have visitors and or alone.

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Valentines for Irvine Nursing and Rehab Center of Irvine, Kentucky

Twelve Residents at Irvine Nursing and Rehab Center requested Valentine Cards so each person is receiving a personal message and a card selected just for them. They posted each resident’s picture with the address on Facebook.

The Angel Card Project Group

Valentine Card Kindness Project - Capt. Samuel Brown Elementary

The Third Grade teacher at Capt. Samuel Brown Elementary School in Peabody, Massachusetts requested Valentine Cards to teach geography, love and kindness for her students. They will track where the cards came from on a map. They received a mermaid card with Crystal Michelle Fallin’s artwork.

Monday, January 31, 2022

Valentine Cards for Angels of Destiny of Conroe, Texas

Crystal Expressions donated 30 handcrafted Valentine Cards to Angels of Destiny organization in Conroe, Texas. They distribute the cards to local hospitals and clinics for cancer patients. This was part of The Angel Card Project group.

Valentine Cards for Cottonwood Villa of Bishopville, South Carolina

Crystal Expressions designed and donated 70 Valentine Cards to the Cottonwood Villa - a Senior Living Center located in Bishopville, South Carolina. The cards are handcrafted and includes personal messages and crossword puzzles for each of the residents.

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Encouragement Cards for “Bring Smiles to Seniors” in Odessa, Florida

50 Bible verse cards with encouragement messages were mailed to Bring Smiles to Seniors in Odessa, Florida for them to distribute to Christian affiliate Nursing Homes or Assistant Living Facilities. Many seniors do not have access to Bible Studies or able to attend church services. Each card has a Bible verse with a nature photograph by P L Fallin or an art print by Crystal Fallin.

The Sisters of the Sea art print by Crystal Michelle Fallin with Bible Verse from 1 Corinthians 13:13

Faith * Hope * Love

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Valentines for Woodhaven Court SLC of Albemarle, North Carolina

Crystal Expressions handcrafted 60 Valentine Cards for the seniors at Woodhaven Court of Albemarle, North Carolina. Several of Crystal Michelle Fallin’s artwork was used. The cards were requested by the Angel Card Project to support seniors in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Several of the handcrafted cards are shown below.

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