Pyrex Stories

Getting to read about everyone's Pyrex adventures has been one of the best things about being a member of the Collective. I am starting to realize that we all have interesting and personal stories about certain pieces that we pick up! Whether it be the labour-of-love scrubbing of the Heinz promotional pan that P. from The Way I Sew It wrote about, or Katie's Zodiac Casserole which was from her parents' wedding, we all seem to love the memorable aspect of our collections.


My silly story for today is regarding a large Colonial Mist mixing bowl I found at a thrift store this past summer. I stumbled upon it at a volunteer-run thrift shop that supports the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). This place has quirky volunteers, and quirky customers. It's also a bit of a dive - very cluttered store, messy, dusty, and stuffed to the max. When I first spotted the bowl, it was filled to the brim with dried macaroni pasta that looked like it had been sitting out on display for weeks. There wasn't anywhere to dump the noodles, so I brought it up to the till and asked the price. She said "So, do you want the pasta?" I stifled a smile, politely said no, and she quoted me $4. I wonder what it would have cost me if I indeed wanted the noodles ;)


The reality is, it made me a bit sad that there are customers who might need to take the pasta home. While I know it was the right choice to toss it, I guess I have a bit of guilt for wasting the food. It's experiences like this that make me realize that for many of us, every piece has a story. For me and my Colonial Mist bowl, it reminds me that sometimes people thrift because they need to, and I should appreciate the fact that I get to do it for fun. I like to think that thrifting keeps me humble; if I need to scrub an old pot that someone has tossed, it's worth it to put in a bit of hard work and get something useful and rewarding. I guess that's the beauty of stories. Keep em coming, Pyrex Collective!

Feel free to visit me at SixBalloons to say hi sometime!

Questions....

I don't know why, but I was having a hard time trying to come up with a title for this post....what I'd like to know is...do you collect only Pyrex bowls, cups, plates, etc., or do you collect other types of wares made by Pyrex such as this cheese server? If so, I'd sure love to see them.


Another question...how do you collect Pyrex? Do you randomly buy whatever Pyrex you happen to see for a good price, or do you try to stay with a certain pattern until you get that set complete? I'm pretty much at the stage now where I'm not being very picky. If I don't have it, and it says "Pyrex" on the bottom, and the price is right, then I'll usually buy it no matter what the pattern is. Tell me....I'd love to know....How do you collect Pyrex?? :)

New Darlings

After a year of searching high and low and not finding them.... Ok I admit I found some but they either were priced way too high or had been victims of the dishwasher. I finally found some on Etsy. 

So I had to buy them so they could be with their sibblings!

 Reunited and it feels soooooo good!

Have a great day Pyrex friends <3

your first piece...and a few other things.

in my first post here, i mentioned that i would be writing a pyrex-heavy post on my blog. it's up now:

14 reasons i love pyrex.

and i am a bit concerned about this sounding spammy and "come visit MY blog" and such.

so i will leave you with a joke, a question, and some pretty pyrex.

first the joke:

Q: how many pyrex collectors does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: just go ahead and change the bulb already. they're all out thrifting.

(snort)

a question: do you remember your first piece? what was it? mine was the butterprint butter dish.

and now the pretty pyrex...

thanks gang :)

ana

i made it so

Last Friday Thrifts

Found this sweet bowl last Friday at a new to me vintage shop here in town. At first I thought it was the Terra Cotta Rose pattern, but it's not. The only thing I know about it is that it's an unnamed pattern, and probably a promotional piece. I really like it though!

This Spring Blossom 2 bowl, I picked up from the GW store for $1.99! Can you believe that?


And, this cute little ivy bowl, as well as the Colonial Mist, I found at the vintage shop.




And, I almost forgot...these cups, and little bowls in the Spring Blossom pattern.


I think it was a great start to the weekend!!

They Were Meant To Be Mine

Hello everyone! Amanda here from Tall Glass of Water. I was thrifting at my favorite shop a week ago and saw a couple of pieces of Pyrex that weren't exactly my favorite pattern. I was having issues as to whether or not I should buy pieces that I don't just totally love. Well, I went back last Friday and after a week of sitting on the shelf they were still there.

They were meant to be mine :) 

I also found a Snowflake Garland frigey dish.

I think the Pyrex gods were rewarding me for saving those Woodlands :) 

Thrift!

Hello Pyrex pals!

Just a quick post to share some of my thrifty Pyrex finds from last weekend.

I have been trying to cut back lately

{Too many shocked and concerned looks when I open my cupboards}

so I passed up a Verde 444 even though I needed it,

and a Forest Fancies 474 even though it was only 75¢,

and opted instead for these two.

A little pricier, yes, but oh so pretty.

Friendship 473, with lid, $5.00.

I just love the colors.

Spring Blossom 404, $4.00.

Now my set is complete!

And it has already proven itself useful, 

the perfect size for mixing artichoke dip.

I hope that you all had thrift luck last weekend as well!

Happy Monday!

~Sarah

Anonymous was a Woman