Crystal Michelle Fallin: childhood

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Saturday, October 2, 2021

Tulips in Blue Vases Artwork

Crystal’s artwork “Tulips in Blue Vases”

Crystal was in the third grade age 8 in 1993 when she did this art work. It is divided into 8 sections with different shapes, dimensions and backgrounds for vases, flowers and cabinet doors. She was gifted at an early age in drawing and selecting primary, secondary and complementary colors.

School picture of Crystal Michelle Fallin, 1993, 8 years old, 3rd Grade Hartley Elementary School

St. Augustine, Florida

The new card design for Crystal Expressions.

Friday, August 20, 2021

Blowing Birthday Candles

Crystal Belle blowing her birthday candles and making a wish, June 19, 1987, Palm Coast Florida.

Make a Birthday wish upon a star, the Chateau de Chambord art print by Crystal Fallin. Beauty and the Beast was one of her favorite Disney movies. The castle in the movie is Chateau de Chambord and is located in Chambord, Loire-Cher, France. She gave her art work as a gift to her dad.

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Littlest Flower Girl

Crystal Belle a flower girl age 4 in her Uncle John’s wedding, Columbus Georgia.

A Magical Butterfly Fairy

Crystal Belle age 3 as a Butterfly Fairy with her magical wand and pink wings and fluffy sleeve fairy dress in October 1987.

“Believe in the magic as fairies do and they will appear to watch over you. They dance in the flowers and they sing songs of love, spreading joy and laughter from the stars above. They skip through the forest in the bright moonlight, childhood memories of pure delight.”

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Goofy and Crystal

At Disney World Magic Kingdom, Crystal posing with Goofy. Crystal had a cast on her hand. She was in the 4th grade, age 9. She loved Disney animated films, particularly, Beauty and the Beast, Ariel the Little Mermaid and The Lion King. As an adult, her hobbit for color pencil drawings was coloring Disney characters and mermaids.

Riding Her Bicycle barefooted

Crystal Fallin age 3 learning to ride her bicycle with her friend Marsha. She was always smiling and full of joy. She was a little nature girl who loved to run in her bare feet. Our little Crystal Belle riding her bicycle barefooted.

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Crystal Fallin age 5 as the Itsy Bitsy Spider in her Kindergarten school play. She attended Hartley Elementary School from Kindergarten through 5th grade. Her mom made the costume and Crystal was so proud of her spider costume. She loved performing arts and this started her interests in dance, singing and performing.

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Little Red Dress

Crystal age 3 wearing her favorite little red dress working in the garden. She loved that little dress with the blue flowers. She wore it everyday. Mom would wash it at night so it would be nice and clean for Crystal to wear the next day.

Blowing Bubbles

Crystal Belle at age 3 and her best friend Marsha blowing bubbles.

Attitude and Heart of a Cowgirl

Crystal Belle on a pony dressed as a cowgirl age 5.

"It ain't the clothes that make a cowgirl, it's the attitude and heart."

Little Crystal had the heart of a cowgirl. As a little girl, she was always smiling, hugging, fun loving and free spirited. She loved Disney movies 'Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King' and so many more. She loved her talking Mother Goose that played music and rhymes. She hugged that goose like it was her favorite pet.

Saturday, August 7, 2021

Pixie Tail Crystal Belle

Crystal Belle with a side pixie tail age 5 in Kindergarten. A poem for Crystal Belle:

A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE

She was a little bit of sunshine,
She had a smile to light your days,
She would steal your heart and
keep it with her warm endearing ways,
She's my precious little daughter,
With a sweetness from above
Who filled our years with laughter
and our lives with lots of love.

By PL Fallin

Friday, August 6, 2021

Princess Crystal Belle

Crystal Fallin age 3 as a Princess. Always our Little Princess Crystal Belle. More beautiful then any Disney Princess could ever be. Forever in our Heart!

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Swing High Crystal Belle

Crystal Belle Swinging high. Our Little Belle she’ll always be. Swinging high with her grandma Mary and the Angels now.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Artist Portrait as a Child

Crystal Michelle Fallin, Age 5 color pencil sketch by St. Augustine Street Artist (unknown) 1989

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