Crystal Michelle Fallin: Alabama

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Saturday, April 1, 2023

A Easter Bouquet for Dale of Semmes, Alabama

Happy Easter to Dale of Semmes, Alabama who is a widow, Christian and likes crocheting. She is also receiving a scripture bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

A Christmas Village for Betty of Birmingham, Alabama

Merry Christmas to Betty of Birmingham, Alabama who is 85 years old and bedridden in a nursing home. She is receiving a handcrafted card of a Christmas village scene with a snowman, pets, carolers, and a Christmas tree illuminating in the moon light.

Angel Card Project

Monday, October 24, 2022

"Dance Before Him All the Earth" Inspirational Dance Card for Lee of Eastaboga, Alabama

Lee of Eastaboga, Alabama is 90 years old and loves space and planets and is a Christian. She is receiving an inspirational dance card with dancer Crystal Michelle Fallin posing against a background of planets and stars.

Lola's Smile Bunch

Friday, August 19, 2022

Sea Dream “Have Faith” Card for Denise of Salem, Alabama

Denise of Salem, Alabama is 53 years old and has depression, anxiety being an empty nester. She is receiving a “Have Faith”. Floral card from the Sea Dream Collection and a Bible Verse Bookmark. She is a Methodist and likes anything biblical or medicinal.

Random Acts of Cardness- Extra Encouragement

Sunday, November 28, 2021

A Christmas Snow Angel for Marsha of Birmingham, Alabama

An Inspirational Snow Angel for Marsha of Birmingham, Alabama. She is bedridden in a nursing home. Wishing her a Merry Christmas.

The Angel.Card Project

Monday, August 30, 2021

A Vintage “Thinking of You” card for Carmen of Alabama

For her birthday, mailed a Vintage Decor black & white “Rose” art print to Carmen of Trussville, Alabama. She likes vintage fashions and decor so wished her a Happy Birthday and enclosed a Vincent Van Gogh Irises painting bookmark.

Random Acts of Cardness - September Card Shower

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

RAOC - August Card Shower for Evelyn of Alabama

A Happy Birthday using a Chateau de Chambord art print for Evelyn of Phenix City, Alabama who is tuning 7. She has a traumatic brain injury and loves dancing and singing and Disney Frozen so a Frozen stickers are included with the card.

Random Acts of Cardness - August Card Shower

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

RAOC - August Card Shower for Selena of Alabama

Selena of Attalla, Alabama received a Sisters of the Sea Birthday card for her 10th birthday on August 1.

Random Acts of Cardness - August Card Shower

Monday, July 26, 2021

Kind Cards for Cool Kids - Encouragement for Abbi of Alabama

Abbi, age 10 of Calera, Alabama is living with her grandmother due to parental abuse. She has a low self esteem and lonely. She loves art and drawing. Last fall, she received a Grateful Heart journal for her daily thoughts and a creative notebook for drawing. June 2021, she was mailed 40 artsy markers and three positive girl coloring books.

Kind Cards for Cool Kids

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