Showing posts with label coffee pots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coffee pots. Show all posts

Friday, December 10, 2010

Look what I found!

This past wednesday I found this at my local fave church basement....

A Corning stove top percolator with all the insides....Cool! It's stamped Corning but we all know it's really Pyrex. Potato, potatoe. Same difference!

I can't wait to try it, but I have to buy coarser ground coffee for it otherwise I'll be stuck with mud. Cup O' mud anyone?

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Thanksgiving Helpers!

Ok so I have no business giving you Thanksgiving tips. Our Thanksgiving was in October and mine super low key ( we prayed, gave thanks and hada seafood dinner, we were after all in Maine!)

So while leafing through my trusty Pyrex Prize Recipes book, I found some pics I just had to share with you!

No ideas for a tablescape? try this.

 You all need a flower arrangement in a Pyrex bowl! Yes you do! I love the little buns in the yellow large fridgie.
No pots left? Why not cook your whole Thanksgiving dinner in assorted Flameware tea pots or coffee pots?

My faves? The wieners, the corn of the cob and the telephone pole asparagus! Oh and the spaghetti, lol

The moral of this story? You can use your Pyrex for everything, the sky's the limit!

Happy Thanksgiving  my Pyrex friends!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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...

Gooseberry and Grey!


















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?

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Autumn Finds

I really haven't been thrifting a lot lately. First, because of a lack of paycheck (boo!!!!) and secondly there just isn't a whole lot of time in my day. I finally received a paycheck this last week so I made my way to a few thrifts with the little bit of time I had. What did I find?

PYREX!!!!!

Last night at the Salvation Army, I found this orange baking dish. How perfect is this for Halloween? I want to go and buy a bunch of the mini pumpkins and gourds and make a centerpiece for my dining room table. I just love it!


I found these bowls on Thursday at the other Salvation Army. It is a set of Autumn Harvest mixing bowls. It is missing the largest bowl the 444.  This is the first time I have found a set together. I think I may move some things around on my china hutch and display them for fall.

And finally.....


I have found my first Pyrex coffee pot. It is missing the lid but it doesn't matter.
 I just love the starburst design.

IHappy Thrifting Everyone!