Pyrex 'Round the House!

Hello Pyrex friends! Anna from Victory Garden Yarn reporting for Pyrex duty! I am so excited: I have a brand new chair in my living room, which I strategically placed right smack next to my Pyrex collection. Needless to say, it's now the best seat in the house! Not only are my cooking & knit & crochet books close by for reference, but I feel like I'm in my own little Pyrex museum when I sit in my new spot.

Now that I have a place to sit & gaze at my collection on a regular basis, I'm constantly pulling pieces out of my cupboards & finding new ways to use them around the apartment. Of course I use what I can in the kitchen--and on a daily basis. But since space is a challenge in my tiny home, creativity & using Pyrex as clever storage is key! I love seeing how you all use & display your collections around your houses, so I thought I'd share a few fun photos of my current favorites around here!

Happy Summer hunting, friends!

xo, Anna

The Victory Garden: Yarn & Curiosities

 

Vintage Bowls

Today I came across some Pyrex finds including these two 8 sided bowls.

I was so excited about this find, that I haven't cleaned them up yet!  I wanted to show you all as soon as I could.  Have you seen these bowls before?  I've tried to google them, but am unable to find anything similar.

They will come in handy on Christmas Day when hubby and I sit down and have a bowl of raspberries and cream.  Merry Pyrex-mas!

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

A Few Trickles of Rain in the Pyrex Drought

I don't know what's been going on at the thrifts lately, but the Pyrex finds are few and far between (actually, I suspect that all the good pieces are being sent to the online goodwill auctions, where the prices go sky high).  Fortunately, the few pieces that I have found over the past month are ones that I not only don't have, but are fairly uncommon as well.  I guess, in the long-run, the drought will be a blessing to my bank account (and my full cupboards).

Embroidery Space Saver - $4.99

Sage Scrolls

Desert Dawn Cake Pan

- Chelsea at Harriet and Quince

Long Overdue Pyrex Trade Update

Back in May, I engaged in my first trade with Jenna at Jenna Designs (she's over on Pyrex Collective II).  After a few mishaps with shipping that I griped about here, it turned out to be very fun!  And to top it off, weeks after our trade, I opened my mailbox to discover that the lovely and talented Jenna had made and sent me this adorable clutch.  How cute is that?

What a great group of Pyrex folks!  More about the trade in my post here.

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

A Pyrex Pickle (to be)

Daisy 444

I've discovered that cinderella mixing bowls are perfect for soaking cukes on their way to becoming pickles.

Even better for holding rat's tail radish pods.

Early American 443

For those curious about the radish with an ugly name, but delicious taste, it's blogged here.

Happy weekend! - Chelsea

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.

The Hunt for the Elusive Flameware Egg Poacher

I've managed to come across quite a bit of pyrex flameware and I love it.  I use my teapot every day to fill my chemex and use my double boiler any time I melt chocolate or make hollandaise sauce (healthy, huh?)  But what I've been searching for and have never even heard a peep about is the clear glass egg poacher insert that fits into the double boiler.

It's listed in Barbara Mauzy's Unauthorized Collector's Guide and I've seen it mentioned on a few antique dealers' websites, but have never found one for sale in person or online.

Has anyone ever seen one?  Anyone own one?  I'm so curious now.  Do they really exist?  I'm assuming there weren't many made and perhaps a lot of them didn't survive?

The mystery of it all!  Big Foot, Nessie, the Bermuda Triangle, and now, the Pyrex Flameware Egg Poacher...

Chelsea @ Harriet and Quince

My First Two Trades!

Cosmo casserole from Elizabeth, unusual Square Flowers casserole from Jenna, and recently thrifted Horizon/Scrolls cinderella bowl

A few weeks back you might remember my rant about the ridiculous price an antique mall dealer put on a Cosmopolitan Casserole.  Well, fellow Pyrex Collective-ite Elizabeth posted a comment to say that she actually had the bottom of the casserole (to match the lonely lid that I had found).  After a few emails, the Cosmo bottom was on its way to me, while a couple of butterfly gold pieces were on their way to Elizabeth.  I can't tell you how excited I am to finally have a complete Cosmo!!

This was actually only my second trade - the first one being a great trade with Jenna (from Pyrex Collective II).  Ok, let me qualify that - a great trade for me....not so great for her as the *#@* post office decided to manhandle the package I sent and two of the pieces arrived in, well, pieces.  Word of advice - Insurance!

Needless to say, I was very nervous about the post office's performance for my second trade with Elizabeth, but lo and behold, package insurance does wonders for encouraging them to *be careful*!

Anyway, thanks ladies for the great trades!  More photos of the rest of my trade with Jenna coming soon to my website... Harriet and Quince

Travesty of the Day

I decided to check out a new antique mall yesterday, knowing that prices would probably be ridiculous.  I had no idea...

No, you're not seeing things.  That's a 7, not a 1, in front of the 5.  Come on!

Yes, the Cosmopolitan (aka: Bullseye) is a lovely pattern, but seriously, $75???  That's insulting, really.  Especially for those of use who like to use and enjoy our pieces.  Even more frustrating is the fact that I have the lid, in perfect condition, but no bottom to complete it.  Maybe a little pyrex wall art?

That is the highest price, by far, that I've seen on a pyrex piece.  Even a set of butterprint cinderella bowls in perfect condition were only $45 at another vendor's stall.

Sometimes I'd just like to give these sellers a good shake!

Ok, deep breath...

Sometimes Traffic Isn't So Bad

In my attempt to avoid the bumper to bumper line-up on the way home today, I decided to stop in at a lesser visited thrift store (at least by pyrexiacs).  I only visit from time to time since they have odd hours and I've never found much pyrex there.

Lo and behold, I came across the complete golden grapes chip and dip set AND the pink daisy space saver.  Both in great condition.  Even better, the prices harkened back to the days when thrift store prices were actually...umm...thrifty!  I barely remember those days.

I'm not a huge fan of the gold leaf, but I do love the delphite blue interior.  So pretty.
And the fact that it was designed as a chip and dip set actually elicited the first "hmm, cool" pyrex reaction from my husband.  That's big.

The whole set for a mere $5

 
Thank you to the lovely person who actually took good care of these guys!
- Chelsea

$3 Pink Daisy - wahoo!

A Mystery Pyrex Tile

I'm not quite sure the 'what' or 'why' of this little ceramic tile, but I found it in a small town thrift store that I dragged my poor co-worker to while on a 10 hour road trip for work. 

Bottom line, it said Pyrex on it and was 25 cents...that's good enough for me (yet I still wonder what the 42 means).  I did leave behind some yellow/black gooseberry cinderella bowls and a flamingo square baker - it was week one of my new resolution to exercise Pyrex restraint!

Winter warmer

How about a stack of cheerful bowls and a hot cup of tea to warm you up on a chilly February day?

I found the carafe for $1 and the smallest yellow bowl for $3 this week. It might not be the right bowl for the set, since it doesn't match the other one exactly. But it works for me!

Fantastic Fridgie!

Had yet to find a fridgie in my adventures until today, that's over a year since I've been looking for & collecting Pyrex. I went to about 8 different thrifts outside the downtown core today & to my surprise came across 5 fridgies! I only purchased 2. You'll find a picture of my new favourite Pyrex piece. It only cost me $2.99. The other fridgies were not in purchasable condition, terribly faded red, cracked, topless blue (twice!). I'll post my other Pyrex purchases this weekend!


I also came here to ask my American collectors a favour. As you may or may not know, if you do know me or not, I am a Canadian, which leaves me in a sorry situation on eBay sometimes. There are a couple sets of New Kids On The Block stickers I'd like to purchase, yet the sellers don't ship to Canada (you can't even contact them if they don't have your country in your shipping options anymore) & the ones on ebay.ca are outrageously overpriced. If anybody is willing to help, please send me a note. I'd really appreciate it. I'll send you the money via Paypal in advance.

Yours truly,

Sir Thrift-A-Lot

pyrex sighting: starter for 10

i just finished watching the movie, starter for 10. i had never heard of the movie before. it is set in the 80's, and one scene where they were eating christmas dinner had copious amounts of pyrex. the snowflake pattern, and another i didn't recognize. it may have been "gourmet" or "blue barcode" but i couldn't quite tell. the movie was set in the UK so perhaps it was a pyrex england pattern? i have looked everywhere for a screen capture, but couldn't find one.

anyone seen it? i'd say it was a good movie, but that may just be the pyrex talking ;)

and here's something pretty to look at, since i have no related photos to share...

have a wonderful weekend everyone!

ana

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