The stars at night are big and bright
Deep in the heart of Texas
Deep in the heart of Texas
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The stars at night are big and bright
Deep in the heart of Texas
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The prairie sky is wide and high
Deep in the heart of Texas
<img src="http://www.malachiarts.org/~cecily/texascloseup.jpg" " alt="prairie" width="400"/>
The sage in bloom is like perfume
Deep in the heart of Texas
Reminds me of the one I love
Deep in the heart of Texas
<img src="http://www.malachiarts.org/~cecily/texas600.jpg"" alt="texas" width="400"/>
Made by my great grandmother (aka: Flossie or "Mama Mac").
She took some of her favorite costume jewelry apart and glued it to the white background, backed it with black velvet, and framed it in a big oval frame with domed glass.
As a child I would stand on the chair that sat underneath it and stare straight into it. I couldn’t stop staring. My mother and grandmother were slightly ashamed of the tackiness. I just couldn’t figure out what it was: Tacky? Beautiful? I’ve decided it’s the synergy of both. Now I’ve inherited it, it has moved to California with me and I still stare at it…
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x-posted to my own journal
Deep in the heart of Texas
<lj-cut> <img src="http://www.malachiarts.org/~cecily/lubbock600.jpg" " alt="stars" width="400"/>
The prairie sky is wide and high
Deep in the heart of Texas
<img src="http://www.malachiarts.org/~cecily/texascloseup.jpg" " alt="prairie" width="400"/>
The sage in bloom is like perfume
Deep in the heart of Texas
Reminds me of the one I love
Deep in the heart of Texas
<img src="http://www.malachiarts.org/~cecily/texas600.jpg"" alt="texas" width="400"/>
Made by my great grandmother (aka: Flossie or "Mama Mac").
She took some of her favorite costume jewelry apart and glued it to the white background, backed it with black velvet, and framed it in a big oval frame with domed glass.
As a child I would stand on the chair that sat underneath it and stare straight into it. I couldn’t stop staring. My mother and grandmother were slightly ashamed of the tackiness. I just couldn’t figure out what it was: Tacky? Beautiful? I’ve decided it’s the synergy of both. Now I’ve inherited it, it has moved to California with me and I still stare at it…
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x-posted to my own journal
you can never go wrong when it comes to costume jewelry
it was grossly underappreciated by everyone in the family aside from myself.
Wow, I'm thinking of a possibility of using initials.. ^_^
she crocheted a lot, and i'm still not sure where she came up with her color choices -- or if she just used whatever was available
your icon reminds me of something i latch hooked in 5th grade:)
She was always coming up with somekind of new/funky craft.
Thanks for sharing.
It and your mama mac rock! I love Texas.
I would hang it on my own wall--the rest of your family doesn't know what it's missing.
--Donna