Crystal Michelle Fallin: New York

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Springtime Wishes for Miss Charlotte of Syracuse, New York

Springtime Wishes for Miss Charlotte of Syracuse, New York who is 90 years old. She is in a nursing home. She is also receiving a scripture bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Easter Flowers for Shirley of Syracuse, New York

Happy Easter to Shirley of Syracuse, New York who is in care facility, lonely and gets no visitors. She is receiving a scripture bookmark for encouragement.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Happy Easter to Penelope of Pittsford, New York

Happy Easter to Penelope of Pittsford, New York who is 92 years old, bedridden and lonely. She loves Easter and we are also sending her a scripture bookmark with flowers.

Angel Card Project

Sunday, February 12, 2023

“Beauty is Around You” Alice of West Islip, New York

Happy Valentine’s Day to Alice of Islip, New York who is in a nursing home and uses a wheelchair. She enjoys reading scripture cards.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Friday, December 30, 2022

Covered Bridge on a Snowy Day for Anne of Albany, New York

Merry Christmas to Anne of Albany, New York who is bedridden and loves stuffed-animals and cards.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Country Covered Bridge for Carol of Wappingers Falls, New York

Merry Christmas to Carol of Wappingers Falls, New York who is in her 80's and needs cheering up. She is receiving a handcrafted card with a snowy landscape of a country covered bridge and evergreen trees. She is also receiving The Legend of the Christmas Tree bookmark.

Angel Card Project

A Red Truck and Barn for Anthony of Staten Island, New York

Merry Christmas to Anthony of Staten Island, New York who is 88 years old and a retired NYPD. He does not leave the house very often due to immobility issues. He is receiving a Crystal Expressions handcrafted card of a red truck hauling a Christmas tree home.

Angel Card Project

Monday, December 19, 2022

A Snow Maiden for Catherine of Franklin Square, New York

Merry Christmas to Catherine of Franklin Square, New York who is 102 years old. She is receiving a Christmas Snow Maiden Card with Hollies. The model is Crystal Michelle Fallin, age 9, a snowflake in the St. Augustine Nutcracker Ballet.

The Angel Card Project

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Land and Sea Pearl of the Ocean for Lucina of New Rochelle, New York

Lucina is 92 years old and is religious and loves birds and old-time musicals. She is receiving a Land and Sea card with twin mermaids inside a pearl seashell. She is also receiving a Bible Verse Bookmark.

Lola's Smile Bunch

Seashells in a Bottle for Alice of West Islip, New York

Alice of Islip, New York is in a nursing home and a Christian. She loves the beach so she is receiving a Land and Sea Collection of the beach with a bottle in the sand filled with seashells. She is also receiving a Bible Verse Bookmark.

Lola's Smile Bunch

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Chateau de Chambord's Fall Season for Katy of Webster, New York

Katy of Webster, New York is receiving a Chateau de Chambord's Bible Verse card for the fall season. She is 87 years old and likes gardening, angels, flowers and snowmen. The card has two snowmen carrying sunflowers with pumpkins and apples. The Chateau de Chambord art print is by Crystal Fallin.

Lola's Smile Bunch

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

“She is far More Precious then Jewels” - Patricia of Kirkwood, New York

A Stella card to give extra encouragement for Patricia of Kirkwood, New York who is 74 years old and battles diabetes, a heart condition and depression. She was recently evicted from her house and living in a motel with her daughter.

Random Acts of Cardness- Extra Encouragement

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Chateau de Chambord for Lillian of Mt. Upton, New York

Happy Birthday to Lillian of Mt. Upton, New York. She is turning 80 years old and is religious and enjoys reading. She is receiving a scripture bookmark and a Chateau de Chambord card with Birthday wishes.

Bring Smiles to Seniors - Lola’s Smile Bunch

Thursday, October 14, 2021

The Earth has Music for Ruth of Allegany, New York

Encouragement Card for Ruth of Allegany, New York who is in an care home and feels lonely. She is receiving a Little Belle card of Belle barefoot in the rain listening to the music of the raindrops. Ruth is also receiving a magnetic cross with “His Beloved” and a Vincent Van Gogh bookmark.

Bring Smiles to Seniors - Lola’s Smile Bunch

Monday, September 13, 2021

Wish Upon a Star for Hayley of New York

Sending Hayley of Dundee, New York a Happy Birthday card with a Chateau de Chambord art print. She is turning 6 years old and loves Disney princesses. Inside the card are stickers of Cinderella, Belle, Ariel and. jasmine.

Random Acts of Cardness- September Card Showers

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