Crystal Michelle Fallin: March 2022

Monday, March 28, 2022

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

A Stella Encouragement Card for Mary of Belvedere, New Jersey

Mary of Belvedere, New Jersey received an encouragement card with a Stella art print and rose vines. She is 95 years old and religious so she also received a Bible verse bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Spring Flowers for CJ of Surrey, British Columbia Canada

CJ of Surrey, British Columbia Canada received a Dreamer Card with a Bella art print and spring flower vine. She enjoys photography and likes butterflies, rainbows and bears.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Saturday, March 19, 2022

“Belle” by Artist Crystal Michelle Fallin

Featuring Color pencil artwork of Belle by Artist Crystal Michelle Fallin.

Thursday, March 17, 2022

Dancer Crystal Michelle Fallin - “Searching the Sky for You”

Crystal Michelle Fallin

June 19, 1984 - August 18, 2019

In Loving Memory

I search the sky for you thinking that if I just look hard enough maybe I’d catch a glimpse of you in heaven.

Heart and Roses for Patsy of Camden, South Carolina

A Thinking of You Card with a Rose art print and rose vines for Patsy of Camden, South Carolina. She also received a bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

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.

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