Crystal Michelle Fallin: Indiana

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Hello Spring! Alice of Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Springtime Greetings to Alice of Ft. Wayne, Indiana who a devout Christian and is 89 years old. She is receiving a scripture bookmark. Artwork is by Crystal Michelle Fallin.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Thinking of You Valentine to Erma of Clarksville, Indiana

Happy Valentine’s Day to Erma of Clarksville, Indiana who is 90 years old and her favorite color is Dusty rose.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Monday, February 6, 2023

We Mer-maid to be Friends Valentine! To Marilyn of Mishawaka, Indiana

Happy Valentine’s Day to Marilyn of Mishawaka, Indiana who is 90 years old and lives in assisted living facility. She use to work in radio.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Saturday, December 31, 2022

Christmas Chateau Greetings for Susan of Columbia City, Indiana

Merry Christmas to Susan of Columbia City, Indiana who is 80 years old and bedridden. She is receiving The Legend of the Christmas Tree bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Friday, December 30, 2022

Cardinals in a Birch Tree for Erma of Clarksville, Indiana

Merry Christmas to 92 year old Erma of Clarksville, Indiana who is receiving The Legend of the Christmas Tree bookmark and Cardinals for Christmas cheer,

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Whitefish Pointe Station, Paradise for Susan of Columbia City, Indiana

Susan of Columbia City, Indiana is 82 years old and is bedridden and loves animals and horses. She is receiving a Sea Dream Lighthouse card and Bible Verse bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Tyb the Dog Birthday Card for Susan of Columbia City, Indiana

Happy Birthday to Susan of Columbia City, Indiana who is turning 80 years old. She is receiving a Tyb the Dog handcrafted card by Crystal Expressions. She is also receiving a Claude Monet Bookmark.

Random Acts of Cardness - May Card Shower

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

A Mermaid for Breanna of SGT Bluff, Indiana

Breanna of Sgt Bluff, Indiana is turning 12 years old. She likes animals, mermaids, camping, fishing and unicorns. She is receiving It’s a Beautiful Life mermaid.

RAOC - January Card Showers

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Mermaid Kisses for Dale of Indiana

A Happy Birthday card with ‘It’s a Beautiful Life’ mermaid art print for Kynleigh of Dale, Indiana. She is turning 8 years old and likes dolls, mermaids and princesses. Enclosed with the card are Ariel stickers. She cannot have a party due to health complications and surgery in December.

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