Sunday, October 16, 2011

What A Fabulous Week of Pyrex Collecting!

This past week I drove my mom back to her home in SW Ontario from my cottage north of Toronto. We couldn't resist making a few thrift store stops along the way. Here's what we found:



The Spring Blossom salt and pepper shakers were bagged with a few non-Pyrex items and marked $1.99 at a Value Village. The Green Salad aka Green Dots Squares was $6.99 at another VV. Best yet, it was seniors day at VV so my mom got me 20% off! Whoo-hoo!

Mom had the flamingo and lime pie plates and Barbed Wire waiting for me at her house from her local thrift store searches. She's the best mom! Then, on the way back to Toronto, I found the perfect Horizon fridgies for just a buck each at a small church thrift store.

I would have thought it was a great week just with these. But then, this past Thursday night, we had our GTA swap meeting. It was great! I left with these to fill in the gaps in my sets:



Everyone seemed happy with their trades and I hope that we get to do it again! Thanks to all who attended and a special thanks to Erin for hosting!

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8 comments:

  1. Maureen Cracknell HandmadeOctober 16, 2011 at 6:54 AM

    I'd say! Wow, great pieces. I am so happy you include the prices, as someone who is new to collecting -- it is so nice to know what a good deal is and what a fair price is. :)

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  2. AnonymousOctober 16, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    Wow what beautiful pieces and what great deals! I hope I have as good of luck as you on my next thrifting adventure!

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  3. JunkStuffTreasuresOctober 16, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    What a great day of thrifting. I'm thinking of moving to Canada to have access to all these terrific pieces! Actually, my area (Midwest USA) is getting "Savers" stores (the USA equivalent to VV)- yay!

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  4. LynnOctober 16, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    That's funny, Junk Stuff Treasures, because at our GTA swap meet the discussion was about how much better the Pyrex hunting was in the US Midwest! Clearly, the Pyrex grass is always greener......

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  5. willowOctober 16, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    Love the horizon pieces and the verde casserole, and LOVE what your Mom got for you. What a great momma :)

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  6. Hello VintageOctober 16, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    Love the green mixing bowl!

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  7. AshleyOctober 17, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    I'm hoping that if another swap is planned for the Toronto area, it's when I have enough pieces to possibly have something that someone wants!

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  8. LynnOctober 17, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    Not to worry, Ashley, we did a lot of cash deals as well at the swap meet so if you don't have much to trade come next time anyway. Everyone was just happy to get back what they had spent on extra pieces so it worked really well.

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