Just an inkling...

Hello Pyrex friends!  Anna from Victory Garden Yarn here.  I recently took a trip to visit family...and returned home to my pokey little Seattle apartment with an armload of new Pyrex!  The fridgies above are just an inkling of the perfectly pretty pieces I found on my journey to California.  You can see the rest of my newest additions by hopping over to my blog, The Victory Garden: Yarn and Curiosities.

I must admit, I never thought I would find a Gooseberry fridgie in the wild, and it might just be my newest prized piece of Pyrex!

What are some of your most prized Pyrex pieces?

xo

Anna

The Victory Garden: Yarn and Curiosities

Yuck!

This weekend I picked up a divided casserole for an amazing deal. Check out the pictures to see why...

Blech! It was so filthy. I can only assume it came from a crazy hoarder's house. It's a safe assumption no?

I took it home and put it in the sink filled with hot soapy water for a few hours and then emerged this...

 Hard to believe it's the same pan right? Soap and water did this. Behold the magic of Pyrex! So easy to clean. I wonder why the crazy hoarder never bothered to clean it?

I bought it thinking it was Daisy yellow, that's how dirty it was, it seemed like another color! It looks to be Butterfly Gold which isn't a color I collect. Would anyone here like to trade for it? I'm on the hunt for Orange 404, 402 and 401 bowls and a Daisy Yellow 404.

Frankly I'm a sucker for any orange, daisy yellow and aqua piece so if you're interested let me know!

Latest Finds

Hello,

Steph here from mycraftydays.blogspot.com popping in to share my latest finds. My pal Char and I went to an antiques and collectibles sale and I was pleased to find some Pyrex..among other things ;).

I've been on the look out for the green and blue bowls in the primary set for ages and finally found them with a big yellow this this weekend for $15. This completes a (very worn) set and leaves me with a spare yellow.

These have definitely seen some love in their day and will continue to be loved in my collection!

Here they are displayed with two sets of the primary fridgies...sigh.

I also found these two refrigerator dishes for $25 and they are MINT. I passed on a set of Butterprint bowls in poor condition but I can never pass up fridgies!

So nice to add a few new pieces to the collection.

Thanks for peeking!

My Second Pixie

These little guys seem to be rather hard to find at the thrifts.  Perhaps they're easy to overlook since they're so small...the perfect size for tucking away behind a larger piece.

And finally, my first ever thrifting find of a complete set (and an affordable one at that - $12.99).  Too bad I already had at least one of the cinderellas.  Oh well.

And then there was the stuff that was just too cute to pass up...

Chelsea @ Harriet and Quince

How Did This Happen?

This is what happens when you never pass up a mini fridgie while thrifting.  There could be worse things, I suppose.  Until I started pulling stuff out of the cupboards I had no idea!  Oops.

More sets madness blogged at Harriet and Quince.

Value Village Pyrex Pricing

I found a nice piece in great condition at my local Value Village - a Butterfly Gold oval casserole for $3.99, complete with patterned lid!

I should be tickled pink that I got such a good deal, but part of me was a bit upset about VV's pricing inconsistencies! There were a few Pyrex items on the shelf that day, but they must have been priced by different people

Are you all experiencing this at your local thrift shops? Is it mainly Savers/Value Village that seems to have this problem? I have a few more photos and a little bit more ranting at my post at sixballoons.blogspot.com

Stop by if you have a moment and let me know what you think.

Thrifting has been sad lately. But wait..

Finding these Pyrex dishes yesterday made up for the sad. I payed $6 bucks for all 3. WOW. Now that is a deal. This is the first time finding the "white" butterfly bowl. I was so happy. My thrifty stores have been so sad lately. People need to start spring cleaning so I can get my fix. Don't they realize we are waiting on them?

A Pyrex Happy Day!

Hello friends,

Popping in to share today's bounty. I've been patiently waiting for this particular antique sale that was held today. I met my pal Char there early and it was jam packed, but I managed to squeeze thru the crowds to get my hands on a few lovelies.

I found these delphite fridgies for $20. I had no idea they were made in Canada. Very cool. These make me really happy.

 My heart almost stopped when I saw this beauty...my favourite pattern! Maybe priced a bit high at $18, but considering how rare it is for me to find anything Friendship the price was just right. It's also in terrific condition.

Lastly, I bought these Pink Daisy space savers for $14.50. I really love them in all their pink glory.

So the sale was great and I was pleased with the haul. It wasn't the jackpot I hit the last time this sale was held, but I was happy. I normally buy my Pyrex at thrift stores and garage sales and these are items I would NEVER see at those places.

But that's not the only Pyrex the day had in store for me. Char (who is always on the lookout for me) had these cute Butterfly Gold casseroles waiting for me in her vehicle.

She also had this amazing Snowflake divided dish (in fantastic shape too).

How lucky am I to have my very own personal Pyrex shopper?

Here's all of it together. Oh, happy day!

I hope your day was full of Pyrex too!

Hey everyone!

I’m new to the Pyrex Collective, I’ve been reading through the posts, and I’m so glad to have found people who share my pyrexia and love of Pyrex! My name is Terra and I’m in my second year of University. Hunting for Pyrex has to fit in around school and work and so I often end up at Thrift stores as they’ll just about to close, and unfortunately I find it hard to get to those stores only open till 5. Recently I haven’t been having the best luck finding it, but hopefully I score some new finds soon enough.

My love of Pyrex is a fairly new addiction. It started the week before Halloween 2010. Me and my mom were in Value Village looking for bits and pieces for our Halloween costumes and I always like to check all sections of VV so I headed up to house wares where I found this lovely set of bowls. Bright coloured, sturdy bowls $9.99 for the four of them. I picked them up and met up with my mom. She was not enthused about the bowls, she looked at them and said “You could go to Canadian Tire and pick up a set just like them new, for more or less the same price!”. Then she asked what brand they were and when I said they were Pyrex she said they were a good brand. Not that it mattered I was already sold on the beautiful colours alone!




I went home and researched Pyrex and the bowl numbers. I had scored the Primary Mixing Bowls. All but the blue are the older ones from the 40’s.




My next find was two Butterfly Gold 2 Casserole Dishes for $3.99 and $4.99, I snatched them up. The more I found out online all the pretty colours and patterns. The more addicted I became. I was so happy to find this blog.




My last find was a set of four clear bottomed green bowls, for $5.99, I’ve seen some sets of these but they seem to come in sets of red, green and blue together or blues in varying shades. These are all the same solid green, I was wondering if anyone new anymore about them? Thanks!





That’s my collection so far! I’m to be a part of such an amazing blog, and I hope everyone has a nice Pyrex-filled Valentine’s Day. Nice to meet you all!
~Terra




P.S. Where I live there is nothing anything like the antique malls some of you have posted about. They blow my mind! There is nothing like them in my entire province, I hope to rummage through one, one of these days!

Pyrex in the Snow!

Yep I was able to dig up some Pyrex in Maine despite the snow storm....

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I was surprised to find a full set of Butterfly Gold Corelle dishes in our hotel room complete with a Pyrex cream and sugar and  gravy boat.

                                            Cool!

I'm off to the fleas and the sun is shinning! Have a great day :)

Butterfly Gold Store and Serve

Over the last few weeks, I've had my mind on the Winter Blahs but this Butterfly Gold pattern makes me think of Autumn!

The Store and Serve pieces are some of my favourite from the Pyrex series. I like the fact that they have lids and stack up so easily. I love making my spinach dips in these, because it's so easy to stick them in the fridge to store.

I purchased this bowl and lid at Value Village for $5.99. Not a bad price for the pristine condition! Make sure to stop by sometime at SixBalloons to say hello!

The Many Uses...

Hi Pyrex friends!  It's Anna popping over from Victory Garden Yarn!  I asked you all in my last post here at the Pyrex Collective how you like to use your Pyrex other than for baking and staring at in your pretty displays.  I thought I would share my latest use:


Kitschy Christmas craft fair display!  When peddling handmade, kitsch-inspired Christmas ornaments, one is practically required to pull out their holiday hued Pyrex and show it off, right?!


Since my little 'Atomic Christmas Ornaments' were inspired by the classic colors of a 1950's Christmas, it is only appropriate that classic Christmas Pyrex be a part of the display.


If you look very closely you can also see my new favorite use for a small fridgie: business card holder, brilliant!

Those of use who have hefty collections of Pyrex must come up with new and ingenious ways of using our Pyrex...that way we can justify having it all when asked, 'But, don't you have enough yet?' 

In and Out

 I've said it before that I have to cull some pieces to make room for others. As much as I want to own every piece I see I have to set limitations. My husband is a pretty patient guy but he's asked me to be watchful on how much Pyrex is coming in. I mean after all he did get me this.

So the patterns I am keeping are the unique promo pieces:

and the ones I'm saying adios to are these guys:

 I put them in my etsy shop if anyone wants to give them a forever home.

Does anyone else go through their Pyrex and let some go? How do you decide who stays and who goes?

The Pyrex Goddess Was Smiling on Me Today ...

... Unfortunately, she chose to bless me with some patterns that aren't my absolute favorites, but since this was thrifting I (mostly) chose not to ignore her bounty.

The Royal Wheat promotional casserole was found at our closest Goodwill, and it wasn't there yesterday.  I was really happy to find it and am already imagining it on the Thanksgiving table.  But other than that, no Pyrex.

So we piled into the car and tried a neighboring Goodwill where clearly someone had recently cleaned out a kitchen.  We found the 401, 402, and 403 mixing bowls in Forest Fancies and a 404 in Old Orchard (it took some sleuthing to figure that one out).

I was happy to find this 441 in Butterfly Gold I.  I actually have a lot of Butterfly Gold and the white pieces are my favorites.

I first started collecting fridgies for food storage, but I find that I am more likely to reach for a round bake/serve/store or Cinderella casserole.  I found this Woodland 474 (I had a lid at home) and this tannish orange 472 (also my lid).  (Anyone know what it is?  It isn't as gold as the Daisy casseroles.)

This Homestead 401 snuck home with us as well, although we left a 402 in the same pattern at the store.  I've decided that I'll pick up 401s in any color/pattern; it's an easy/cheap/small way to collect a lot of different patterns.  I'd love to do the same with 471s but those are hard to find.

I've started being able to resist buying Pyrex that I don't adore, at least on days that I am broke strong.  But when something like that Old Orchard 404 is $3 I'm hesitant to leave it.  I'm starting to think that we need to have a Southern California Pyrex Collective Meetup and Swap!

Pink and Grey and White, Oh My!

Hello there my good Pyrex people! It's Anna popping over from Victory Garden Yarn to share my latest pieces of Pyrex happiness!

One benefit of using a few found objects for my crafting business is that I am forced to go on quite extensive thrifting excursions on a somewhat regular basis. Bummer, eh? I'm always hunting for gently used vintage embroidery hoops...but you know, the housewares section is usually located two steps away from the craft section in most of the thrifts...

So they make it really easy for me to get a little business AND pleasure taken care of!  I have dreams of owning an entire set of dove grey Pyrex dinnerware, so two salad plates and two teacups (even with a bit of a gold stripe still intact!) are a good start.  Pink Gooseberry is always welcome on my (slightly bowing with too much weight) shelves.  My Pink Gooseberry count has risen from one to three, yippee!

The opal loaf pan may look like your ordinary loaf pan...but when I consulted my handy dandy Pyrex spreadsheet that I carry around with me at all times (more on that some other day...) I realized that this one is actually a half inch larger on all sides than the one I already own.  Score!  I actually use my loaf pans a lot; not just for baking, but around the house and on shelves to corral my wayward mail, pens, business cards, fabric, you name it.  The same with the few small fridgies I have found; quarters for laundry, business cards (ooh, that gives me a good idea for my upcoming craft booths, yes!), little bits of yarn I might need for package tying...fridgies are perfect!

And that teeny tiny little carafe looks quite familiar!  I think I'll be putting some colored pencils in it to go with my other small glass carafe!

Which leads me to ask all you lovely people the question: What do you use your Pyrex for, other than baking and drooling over on your beautiful display shelves?

What if you saw Pyrex in someone's hands?

I walk into a thrift store that is really good at having Pyrex for me all the time. As I am walking over to the "Pyrex" section there was this lady touching this bowl. I gasped inside in my head and screamed PUT IT DOWN. (imagine if I said it out loud tee-hee) She did. I grabbed it. What would you do if you saw someone walk out of the thrift store or standing in line waiting to buy y our precious Pyrex? I think I would just walk out of the store devastated. I rather find an empty shelf then to see someone walk out with it.

This is the small bowl.

Give and Take

I mentioned before that I was clearing out some old Pyrex, making way for the aqua and orange pieces I'm finding. Storage is a premium so I have to set limits.

I asked Erin if it was ok to mention my etsy shop where I list my Pyrex and she said it was ok. So if anyone is interested my etsy shop is here and there's a few Pyrex pieces to be found.

Next time I post it'll be about the awesome score I found last night, I'm still excited about it!