Red Pyrex Fridgie from Value Village!

Hi Everyone, it's SixBalloons here!

I took a photo of this little red Pyrex refrigerator dish quite some time ago but realize that I never got to share it!

I found it at a Value Village store for $2.99. I've seen little fridgies of this size at VV before, but in such varying conditions (and yet STILL the same price) that I was happy to scoop this little guy up. The red is faded in some areas, but it's mostly bright, shiny, and comes with a glass lid. It's even the older style glass lid with lines on either side of the clear glass.

I love this little size because it's perfect for storing small leftover portions. I also use it sometimes for holding garlic cloves on the countertop. =)

I hope all our neighbours down to the South have a wonderful Thanksgiving Weekend! Stop by sometime at sixballoons.blogspot.com!

Beauty for trade!

Well I'm still rockin' the trades and so far it has been great!

Over the weekend I finally had time to take a pic of this sweety.....

Well it is for trade! Yep this is a Pyrex children's Circus plate.

Here a close-up.

Sorry for the pic quality.

The condition is mintish, no dings or scratches.

And stop by my blog to see what I got myself for my B-Day!

99¢ Pyrex!

99¢ Pyrex!

If only we were all so lucky all the time. Red is showing some previous loving, but nothing too harsh. I think Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser might do some magic on it. Found at Goodwill, 50% off day, regular $1.99. Found Blue at Value Village in Windsor, Ontario over the weekend priced at 99¢. Can't pass up a fridgie right now, lid or not.

Now you're going to have to deal with my mediocre photo. I wish I had a fantastic camera like some of you who take great photos have! What do you use!? I also don't have many places to take photos unfortunately.


Yours truly,

Sir Thrift A Lot

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?' 

Time to share your Xmas pieces!

Do you have Xmas pieces? Now is the perfect time to use them,share them and show them off!

Here are mine :)

2 chili bowls (great for snacks!)

 A large 404 red mising bowl with gold embellishments

I was sure I had pics of another one....but no I'll just have to whip out my camera and take some tomorrow!

I can't wait to see yours!

It was meant for baking...

Well I read all the posts and I'm quite surprised of the number of lovely members who won't bake in Pyrex.

I understand your concerns but it was meant for baking. See?

Cornbread and hotdogs baked in a Hostess bowl.

BBQ Chicken baked in a Hostess bowl.

Cake baked in a 404

Autumn Blush baked in a round Utility dish....

And just yesterday Pecan Brownies baked in a Horizon square baking dish.

 Delicious and no breakage!

. All pics except the last one were taken from Pyrex Prize Recipes Copyright 1953

Hum Hum Fridgies!

I have a couple of new pieces but I was too lazy to take pics! So I thought I would go in the Vonlipi's Pyrex Vault and share some of my frigie pictures.

All in a row

Butterprint Deliciousness

Heavenly Delphite

Sunshiny Citrus

Cool Turquoise

Timeless Primary

I still haven't immortalize my Pink set. I also plan to take pictures of just the smaller ones, I will do this when all the yard work is done!

Have a great day :)

P is for Pretty Pink Pyrex

Hello, my name is Betty and I am addicted to Pyrex.

Well... not ALL Pyrex. I'm a little bit picky about what I like.
According to Jen at The Thriftshop Romantic I suffer from enjoy having Pyrexia an addiction that affects one in ten.

Whenever I go to a Goodwill, Estate Sale, or other Thrifting location, I make a beeline for wherever Pyrex will be.My mother got some Pyrex and Corningware dishes as wedding gifts but neither of us was really excited about Pyrex until fairly recently. About 2 years ago we were at one of our first estate sales ever and in the kitchen (my favorite room, of course!) there was a Pink Gooseberry Bake-Serve-Store in the smallest size for one dollar. My mother had never seen pink Pyrex (I had only ever really seen Spring Blossom) so we bought it.

That one piece was the beginning. We soon found out that not only was pink Pyrex lovely, it was seldom seen and exorbitantly priced.Now that Pyrex is on our radar we notice it at Goodwill and other thrifts but we don't see it often at Estate or Garage sales (unless you're DYING for blue cornflower). We regularly see it at Goodwill but it's rarely at the price and condition that we want.We have, however, been lucky enough to amass a fairly nice collection. My favorite pattern is Spring Blossom (fortunately very common), and I rarely have to pass it up. It has sold more pieces than any other pattern in Pyrex history and because of that I find it everywhere and often in good shape.


I believe in using my Pyrex because why else am I buying it? It is the superior option in bake ware and it's pretty. I even discovered after recently finding a lasagna pan that I didn't have to grease the pan before baking Pumpkin Bread in it.

My favorite item is my four quart cinderella bowl. It's Red but I wish I had it in Spring Blossom. Oh well.