Charcoal Snowflake

  

This is my new piece of Charcoal Snowflake, it's a 548B - 1 1/4 quart - is this a space saver?  It's really small, I've never seen one this size before.

This is my Charcoal collection, it's my very favourite pattern - I always thought the dish in the stand was a space saver - it's a JAJ piece.  I thought I read once that there were two different sizes?

I had some other neat finds this week, if you care to read about them, click here

Help Me Identify This JAJ Casserole

I haven't posted on the Collective in ages, I figure that if you have a Pyrex question, this is the best place to come - I found this great JAJ piece today, I've looked on the internet and found one picture of the same casserole, but the pattern wasn't identified there either.  Anybody know what it's called??

It's JAJ, made in England, 524 is the number on the bottom  -  I was really surprised to see it was Pyrex!   Too bad Halloween is just over....  I paid $3

road trip pyrex finds

Last month I went on a three-week road trip to celebrate the release of my new craft business book. Along the way I didn't do as much thrifting as you might've expected (mainly because I recently quit my job to go freelance!). But I did make a few Pyrex finds:



The beautiful pink-on-white gooseberry casserole with lid was a gift from my friend Jessica, who is a master thrifter. The larger spring blossom casserole with white lid I found at a junk shop for $6. Last week I found two small yellow square dip bowls from the chip and dip set for $2 each.

On my road trip, I stopped by the Corning Museum of Glass, which was awesome. I stayed near Pyrex Street, no joke!





I spent a lot of time at the museum and its library doing research on Pyrex. :)

I was fully intending on taking it easy on Pyrex acquisitions now that I'm funemployed, but then I found this casserole with lid and holder today at my local St. Vincent De Paul for $7. I've never encountered this gold on green pattern before -- can anyone identify it?



— grace

My previous posts:

• a million little pieces
• a very pyrex christmas
• back from hiatus with hearts
• breaking the pyrex fast

That's delicious!

Yummy brown rice penne with sausage,tomatoes,spinach and of course

CHEESE!

Pyrex Terra covered casserole

A new (to me!) covered casserole in the Terra print! 

Did anyone else find any Pyrex goodness this weekend?

~Sharon

Can This Be Real?

I picked up this bowl at my local thrift store last week.

  It has one paint loss spot and one scratch, but...it's speckled!

As soon as I saw the speckles, I knew it was something special.  At first I thought they were grease or what I think of as 'old lady dirt' -- greasy spots that get so baked on they almost never come off.  Then I realized it was all over the entire Flamingo Pink painted surface.

I've never seen speckled Pyrex, other than the tan country type from the 1970s.  Can this be real?  I'm wondering if it's one of the experimental or limited runs that I've read about in my Pyrex book.  No matter what, I'm pretty excited!

Can any of you tell me more about it?

pyrex inspired crafting

Greetings from sunny England and happy new year to all you Pyremaniacs!

I've been attempting to cheer up January with a spot of Pyrex-inspired embroidery on some pretty vintage fabric I thrifted the other day.

Wishing wishing you all lots of luck in your Pyrex-hunting throughout 2012 x

A Few Pyrex Additions

I found the lid to the Sol Flower ages ago, and figured that for $1.99, I'd do my research and see if I could find the matching bottom.  I'd totally forgotten about it until I happened to come across the bottom in a thrift store last week for $2.99.  They are now reunited!

The Mod Kitchen, on the other hand, has been on my wish list for ages and I never see it anywhere - even for a ridiculous dealer price.  So I finally broke down when I saw it on Etsy for $10.  Woo hoo!  I try to thrift as much as I can, but every now and then you have to take extreme measures!

-Chelsea @ Harriet and Quince

Lime Green Pyrex Treasures!

I went to a sale today with my friend Kally and we got these wonderful lime green (chartreuse) Pyrex pieces. It's hard to see from the pictures, but they're really bright and in great shape. I work at an antique mall and had never seen (or even heard of) lime green Pyrex until a customer brought up a piece to check out.

Do any of you know when this was made and if it went with another pattern (like, perhaps, Verde)? Anything you can tell us about it will be much appreciated. Of course, even if we never learn a thing, we'll still be excited with our lime green finds!

Pyrex in Action: Macaroni & Cheese

 Hi Pyrex friends!  I just posted a rather delicious yet simple recipe for macaroni and cheese over on my blog and thought I would share since I, of course, used Pyrex to contain all of the wonderful, noodley goodness.

As if you really needed another reason to use your Pyrex...

Bon appetit!

xo

Anna

The Victory Garden: Yarn and Curiosities

For Trade!

So the living room/ dining room redo is almost over and now it is time to re-evaluate the massive stock pile of glass ware (I.E. pyrex...) Well most of it is Pyrex! hehe

Here is some of the Pyrex I have to trade so far....

A large 503 bright orange fridgie from the Daisy set. The smaller one is kind of spoken for....for the time being.

A Pink 502 fridgie. The lid has changed....it is now a pre-1950 lid, with just stripes on the sides.

A lovely JAJ english Pyrex fridgie.

A small Woodland casserole with lid.

 A Horizons divided casserole.

A small Frienship casserole sans lid.

A Laurel RW platter

A Red Kettle RW serving platter

I am sure I have more pieces up for trade but I haven't got the time yet to go through the boxes!

Here are some of the pieces I'm looking for:

The very elusive metal chip and dip clip

A 2 1/2 quarts 045 Charcoal Snowflake casserole

A 502 and 503 Gooseberry

2 salad/dessert Flamingo plates (Pyrex dinnerware) 

Now if you're interested but you don't have what I'm looking for don't hesitate and write me because you might have a piece that I don't even know I need!

All my pieces have been used but gently some have scratches, but NOTHING has been in the dishwasher and they don't have chips.

My email address is in my profile and drop my blog also I love your visits !

Have a great evening :)

Miss V.

back from a hiatus with hearts

I've been on a self-imposed Pyrex hiatus for a while. My kitchen cabinets were overflowing, and I really had to get a handle on my spending. I sold off 12 of my bowls to a collector and gave a casserole (just an early american -- no biggie) away as a housewarming present. But last week, I couldn't help myself. Because I was here:

And that's just one booth in this football-field-size antique mall. Literally, everywhere you turn is Pyrex. (I'm usually loathe to name my thrifting spots, but there is more than enough to go around here.) The first time I went to OVAM, I was jumping around at all the pyrex on the first aisle. After three hours, my spirit was broken. "More Pyrex?" If y'all go out to Fairfield, Ohio, just be sure to pack some granola bars and water, for real.

The prices are often more for collectors than thrifters, but you do occasionally find some good deals. I got a little plate with a pink edge for $1, and a little round Butterprint casserole for $4. But my best score was this:

Golden Hearts promo casserole with warmer -- including what I think are the original candles! -- for $10. Beautiful! I'm glad to be back in the game. :)

— grace

My previous posts:

• a million little pieces
• a very pyrex christmas

a jobling lot

It's been yet another fabulous week for Pyrex thrifting here in England.

I started the week by picking up this lovely casserole dish for £1 ($1.60) in our own small town's little charity shop- simple but pleasing...

Then, in my lunch break yesterday, I ventured into a charity shop that I've not been in before, over the other side of town to where I normally forage. It was a rather jumbly and dishevelled Salvation Army shop- not very fragrant and the sort of place that gives charity shops a bad name. I literally had to get down on my knees and sort through piles of dirty tat, but it was very much worth it because

first I found four little Gaiety plates, £1.50 ($2.41) for all four...

I notice that, curiously, one of them doesn't quite match the other three. Three of them have a gold rim and the usual J A Jobling crown logo on the reverse...

However, the third does not have a gold rim and has a strange 'Jobling Opalware' logo that I have never seen before. The snowflakes don't seem to be quite as well printed on either, they are slightly more raised and flaked off more than on the other plates.

I wonder whether the charity shop had them in separately and then put them together as a set, although I suppose it's more likely that the original owner broke one and bought a replacement at a later date?

And now for the pièce de résistance...

Ta-da!

the most beautiful eggshell blue Gaiety divided dish for a mere £1 ($1.60). This is the very piece I have been coveting for months, as they never made very much block-coloured English Pyrex- this is one of the few. It's so pretty- I can't wait to have a Sunday roast to use it for my vegetables.

Although, it is frustratingly minus its lid- where are all these millions of illusive Pyrex lids that have been misplaced over the years?

Mother Of Purl

x

Orange Smorange

As I've mentioned before, I'm focusing on collecting orange and aqua pieces. I found this little cutie (1 1/2pt) for $6, sadly no lid. 

It's part of the friendship series right? It's the perfect size for dip!

branching out

This is a shot of my recent loot from ONE (magical) thrift store.




see that lovely yellow casserole on the far left? i literally jumped up and down and squealed when i saw it (for a good price too).


but for anyone who has read my posts before... i'm the girl who only collects turquoise and green.

but since i found that lovely casserole, i have decided to collect all the casserole colors (baby steps, right?)

i just think they are SO pretty together and i can't wait to find the lime green one next. does anyone know of any other colors?

taylor

Fab New Teapot

This is our new fave teapot! I first saw one last summer when I bought one for my Dad. It is stamped Pyrex ware for Teamakers Inc. And it comes with a stainless steel basket. My Dad loves it! He loves it so much he wanted to bring it on vacation in Maine, but finally decided against it because of the breakage factor. I love its shape, it's sooooo cool!

                                                     Bad pic of the interior :)

Well in December Dan gave me a mission....find another one but this time for us. We were sick of those infusers that rust. I found ours on Ebay for a reasonnable price (the shipping was good too). We now use it every day for our after dinner tea.

Last night I made a celery root and carrot remoulade salad. I choose the Spring Blossom Green to enhance the colors of the salad. It looks beautiful! And was delicious too.


Have a great weekend!

Last weekend to enter my FAB Pyrex Giveaway! Click right HERE  to enter!

Good Luck

Flamingo Pink

This is not a post about those kitschy pink flamingos you see in people's gardens.  It's wayyyy better than that:

A $2 Flamingo Pink Pyrex Casserole!

I found this beauty at the local Salvation Army, while I was on a mission to find a white bed sheet for a project.  I found a white sheet, but had to peruse the whole store (because you never know when you might have that great Pyrex find).  Sure enough, this pink lady was sitting on the shelf waiting for me.  She doesn't have a lid - but when I visit the store again, I will check to see if it has surfaced somewhere.

Pretty & utilitarian.

I already used her this weekend at my booth.  I think her permanent home will be on display in my studio storing scraps of fabric.

Happy President's Day! Did you find any great pyrex deals this weekend?

Thrifting with a chance of flurries

Yesterday, even though snow was melting all around us with the mild weather, my thrifting forecast called for a chance of flurries! At Value Village I found not one but two Snowflake casseroles in perfect condition! They had to have come from the same household. I love the turquoise Pyrex and I love the black and white, so I was doubly thrilled.

In typical VV fashion, one was marked $5.99 and the other $7.99!?! Thankfully, I pointed it out to the cashier and she charged me $5.99 each.

Does anyone know if these came with a lid?

On a different, non Pyrex related note, while I was at Value Village, I also found an awesome glass sugar and creamer set. I am hoping that amongst all of you expert thrifters someone might know a thing or two about this set. Please visit my blog here and let me know if you recognize this set. Thank you in advance!