Pink Gooseberry Playing with Pink LuRay ~ Pink for Spring!

Pink Gooseberry and Pink LuRay are "springing up" in our kitchen while we wait for our pink tulips to spring up in the garden.

Happy Spring Everybody!

Stop on by my place 

marywaldsvintageplace.blogspot.com, and show us what you are up to while you wait for spring blossoms.

Bowls!

I managed to snag some bowls in the Daisy yellow. I bought these from a seller on etsy. I've only seen the 401 at flea markets and it's always in sad shape the the seller usually wants $10 for it and is unwilling to go lower.

I paid a little more than I would've liked for them but they are in great shape, they're the exact school bus yellow I love and my birthday is Tuesday. I've scored some pieces for one or two dollars so I figure it all evens out.

I Broke My Pyrex Fast

I know that's a goofy title for a post, but I am drawing a blank for something better.  What I mean is, it seems like I've had a long spell without buying any Pyrex—a fast, as it were.  The other day, however, I broke the fast when I found this Golden Acorn divided dish at Goodwill.

It was peeking out from under a bunch of random glass lids piled up on the cart full of things waiting to be put on the shelves.  Well, this pretty thing didn't have to wait any longer, it came home with me!

There was also a large Spring Daisy casserole with a Verde lid taped to it.  The lid was chipped along the edge and since it was taped together, I couldn't see what the inside of the casserole looked like, so I left it behind.  My pet peeve with my local Goodwill is that they will throw a bad (damaged or unmatched) lid on top and then ask a higher price for the "set."  I've tried negotiating in these situations, without success. Oh well.

This bowl isn't new, but since the late afternoon sunlight was nice in the kitchen when I made this slaw yesterday, I thought I'd take a couple pictures.  The name of this pattern escapes me at the moment.

Shredded cabbage, green onion, red peppers, carrots, and sliced mushrooms tossed with a balsamic vinaigrette. Yum!

January Pyrex

I'm usually a bit down in early January because I have to put away Xmas....

All the tree's ornements waiting for their boxes....

How about planting a succulent in a Terra mug? It will spruce up your house for sure!

 Yum! A darling Charcoal Pyrex holds picadillo leftovers....

Don't forget to make Pyrex part of your everyday life! ;)

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!

Well, Well, Well...

The long wait has finally ended (ok three months)...

I finally completed my set with the 401.

I feel so satisfied!

Now on to finding more aqua pieces! Have you seen this? I about died. 

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!

Thankful for Pyrex!

I am so thankful for the little brown Woodland Pyrex bowl I found today.

I am so thankful for this Pyrex Blog.

I am so thankful for bloggers like you who blog about Pyrex!

I visit every day and squeal and scream at your finds.

Usually I leave here Pyrex jealous and the urge to thrift.

Matching Sheet

You might ask what has a bed sheet in common with Pyrex. I didn't know either until last night!

I found this sheet in a thrift store. The color combination reminded me of a Pyrex pattern...

So I went in the basement to get my bowl....

Freaky no? Which one was first? The sheet or the bowl? It's the chicken vs egg thing all over again!

Almost Whole.

Well first there was the big one, then the almost baby and now...

All together now!

The middle child! I picked it up at an antique mall. It wasn't as cheap as the big one but fairly priced for an antique mall.

Here they await the arrival of the last one. I'm hoping it just pops out at me next time I'm in a thrift store and it's $2 and in perfect condition. A girl can dream can't she?

Whomp there it is!

I got an extreme itch this morning to visit my local antique mall. It's a great one. It's three stories and SO much pyrex.

It was hard for me not to grab everything I saw but I'm trying to be good and only get MY patterns. Boy that 2 qt red server was tempting though!

I turned a corner and found what I was looking for:

Another aqua/turquoise mixing bowl! This one is the 402 and was in good condition. It cleaned up nicely with a magic eraser and Bar Keeper's Friend.

Look how proud the big mama bowl is behind it! Sadly this one was not as cheap as the big one I found but I needed it.

Saddest Pyrex I've Ever Seen...

... Not that that's saying much. I went to a new-to-me thrift store today, and although they had lots of bake ware, I didn't see any Pyrex. That is, until I laid my eyes on this sorry specimen:



With lid! Even though the rest of the store was VERY well priced, this guy had a $2 price tag on him! I take back what I said in my last post. I DO care SOMEWHAT about what condition the pieces are in.

What do you think happened to this guy? Dishwasher?

Hello, Bonjour, Guttentag!

Hello, My name is Ana (rhymes with Madonna) and normally you'll find me on my design blog Rearranged Design. I found this lovely blog through the Toronto Star article and I knew I had to be a part of it...my people!

I haven't been collecting pyrex long but I've admired it for a very long time and I just needed to find my piece to get the ball rolling as it were. I started with orange casserole dishes, then I acquired a Daisy divided dish but that's not what I wanted to share with you today.

It's this piece:

The Big Bertha 4 quart Aqua bowl. Makes your heart palpitate doesn't it? I picked it up for $3...THREE!
I have a great thrift store circuit that I do near my house and the store that's closest to me I usually skip, they never really have anything and usually I leave empty handed but this time I hit the jackpot!

I thought about styling it with some oranges for this picture but I think it's beauty speaks for itself. It's in fantastic shape and I've been using it for everything. I'm totally in love and now I'm determined to find the rest of the set.

The good news is that I've heard the hardest one to get is the big one...any truth to that?

HumHum Delphite!

This is my favorite Pyrex piece: The square bottom lipped bowl made in Canada in all it's delicious Delphite glory!

My second favorite Pyrex piece....

Is the Delphite casserole...yes Pyrex fans there is a Santa Claus! Also made in Canada (Ontario) in the 50's

It was found by one of the Pyrex soldiers (my father has actually recruited some friends to look for Pyrex for me!) at Value Village for 2.99$ you can't beat that!

Have a great evening and you have yourself some nice and peaceful delphite dreams!

Pyrex In The Mist

A Colonial Mist that is. Hi, I am Leslie over at Theory of Thrifting. I thought I would share my newest Pyrex acquisitions.

This last weekend we went to our favorite place, Laughlin, Nevada. On Saturday, I headed over the river to Bullhead City, Arizona to thrift. I found the shorter blue casserole and the white casserole at the Salvation Army there. I brought them home to join the larger blue casserole and the blue mixing bowl. According to Pyrex Love , I now have the Colonial Mist Bake Serve Store set. The only thing they are missing is the lids. These bowls have the same diameter just differing depths.  I use these bowls all the time to serve breakfast , lunch and dinner. They are great!

Red

Reading all the wonderful posts, I realised that I was ASSuming that everyone knew me (not too bright). So Here goes!
 I'm Valerie. I live in western Québec. I'm crazy about thrifting and having collecting Pyrex for 3 years now. My SO insists I have every Pyrex ever produced, but of course I disagree!

You can find me blogging here @ Vonlipis Favorites .

I was thinking about Pyrex (of course) ,Red Pyrex. There was not a lot produced. Originally you had the 402 Primary bowl and the smallest red fridgie from the original Primary refrigerator set.
For Xmas some Promo pieces were issued like the big red bowl with the gold holly and a big 2 1/2 casserole (that I know of). I think that red was not that popular in the 50's and 60's.

Then in the 70's, they started to produce the Frienship pattern and that pattern has some red pieces. But mostly it's red accents on the bowls and lids.

 

So shown here are the red 402 with my new olive wood spoon (LOVE) and fennel salad, the 472 Frienship casserole and the 501 small fridgie. As you can see I'm missing the lid for the Friendship casserole....If you have one you drop me a line, ok?

Have a great Pyrexy weekend!