Showing posts with label delphite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label delphite. Show all posts

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Canada & Clowns

Wow, it's been a whole week since anyone posted! Are you all in a drought, too? {Although usually someone posts right after I do :-P it happens every time.} Yeah, not much Pyrex finding going on around these parts, but I do have a couple goodies to show you today.

I was lucky enough to score this gorgeous Canadian delphite fridgie on Etsy last week! I was so excited to find it, I snatched it right up. And could you blame me? It was only $8 and a handful of change.
Pyrex Delphite Fridgie 
It didn't come with the lid, but I had an extra lying around. Well shoot, don't they make the perfect match?
Delphite Fridgie 
This is my very first Canadian Pyrex find! I hope to score more. Any Canadians out there want to trade some Pyrex with me? Because I'd love to finish this set. I just LOVE the color of the delphite Pyrex.
Canadian Delphite Fridgie 
Then, today I happened upon this charming children's set by Pyrex at a local street fair/flea market, featuring clowns and a circus pattern.
Pyrex Circus plate & bowl 
$8 for both! Again, I couldn't help myself. It had to come home with me.
Pyrex Children's Plate & Bowl 
Though I don't think I'm brave enough to ever let my kids eat off of it, it is still a really fun addition to my collection!
Pyrex Children's Circus Plate & Bowl

Everyone have a safe Labor Day weekend!

Cheers,
Heather @ Lark & Lola

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Delphite Blue


Just wanted to quickly share this Pyrex find!
Haven't found any interesting Pyrex lately, so I just about pounced on this yesterday. It's a Delphite blue Golden Grape small bowl.

It appears that it was part of a chip n dip set...this would have been the dip bowl that went into the bracket above the larger chip bowl.

Just thought I'd share! Coming soon to the Pyrex Pantry! As always, Collective members are welcome to offer trades.

Shannon
The Recycleista

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Oh, Delphite...

...how I covet thee!

Of every vibrant pattern and colour out there in vintage Pyrex land, my absolute favourite is that gorgeous Delphite blue.

delphite pyrex plate delphite pyrex sugar bowl milk glass lace plate

Of course, my most favourite happens to be one of the most elusive - I only have a measly 3 pieces (4 if you count the matching delphite lid on my 501 fridgie, which I don't happen to have a picture of).

delphite pyrex sugar bowl milk glass lace plate delphite pyrex plate

And my poor little sugar bowl, without it's friend the creamer. Perhaps one day they'll be reunited!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

My Growing Collection

I've been having dreams of Pyrex hunting lately, but very little thrifting in the last few weeks, so imagine my delight when I went to the busiest Goodwill in Denver today {at NOON, no less, I never score decent Pyrex after 10am, it seems} only to find a 3-piece set of the primary mixing bowls {only the red was missing - I paid $20} *and* a beautiful turquoise 024 with the lid {$6}!
I already owned a yellow 404{also in great condition} and I would always eye it when I passed by it in my kitchen and think about how *some*day I would add the rest of the bowls to the set. 

So now all I need is the red! And I can sell or trade the other yellow 404...?

I thought I'd share some of my more recent Pyrex acquisitions - above are my most recent turquoise finds. The 024 on the bottom right is what I scored this morning at the busy Goodwill. I was absolutely thrilled!

Here come "The Threes":
The three gravy boats I've recently acquired. 

The three butter dishes. 

And three new prints of fridgies: Butterfly Gold {2}, Pink Gooseberry {2}, and a Butterprint {1}. I need more fridgies!

I was delighted to find one of the Gooseberry fridgies with an old-style lid. 

Above are my recent Butterfly Gold finds - as you can see, there has been a flood of BG here in Denver lately!

I really like the "swag" style Butterfly Gold, as seen on the casserole on the right.

And I know this isn't BG, but it matches. My first "American" bowl.
And here's my recent "reds". I don't decorate much with red but I can't help but love it on Pyrex. The casserole is dishwasher damaged and faded, but the lid was so gorgeous I snatched it up anyway. 
Above is "Festive Harvest". I had never seen this print before finding it in a thrift store recently. I like the peach on brown.
Finally - a Gemco server set. Yes, it's not Pyrex, but you all will recognize the print. I had never seen this server set before today, picked it up for $3.
I'm usually a Pyrex Purist, I rarely buy Fire King, Glasbake, etc. But I couldn't help myself from this jadite spouted mixing bowl {$10, with a small chip} and small delphite bowl {$3}. Both are Fire King.
Here are {most of} my favorite Pyrex finds on display in  my dining room. I recently revamped my display to show off my most prized Pyrex pieces of my collection. I love showcasing them on my grandmother's Ethan Allan hutch from the 1950s, which I painted pale green a few years ago. 

Throwing them all together like this has made me realize how large my collection has become since I started collecting in May! I have some more in the kitchen, mostly Spring Blossom, Town & Country, Woodland, Autumn Harvest, and Early American. When I first started collecting I said I'd never trade - now I understand why so many of you do!

Thanks for looking at my collection :)

Heather @ Lark & Lola

Monday, September 5, 2011

Labor Day Finds!

Happy Labor Day Everyone!

Hope you all enjoyed a relaxing weekend. We were so happy here in Houston after almost a month of triple digit weather. Tropical Storm Lee brought us some relief in temperature.

My family spent the weekend hunting for Pyrex. I had a ton of luck! Between garage sales, Craigslist, Antique Malls and thrift stores, I found plenty to be excited about!

I went to lady's house who was selling the Autumn Harvest bowl set (in the second picture) and asked her if she was selling anymore Pyrex. She mentioned some kind of Federal glassware. Imagine my surprise when she took me into the kitchen and showed me all of the Butterprint pieces. She hadn't decided on keeping them or not, but eventually quoted a price. Most are duplicates so I will be adding them to my trade set soon. The solid turquoise pieces came from an Antique stores. The snowflake came from two different thrift stores.

Labor Day Weekend 2011
LOVE Turquoise!
Some from the lady on Craigslist, some from Antique stores and some from thrift stores. The Friendship piece still had the Goodwill price on it for 3.93 but the Antique dealer wasn't too thrilled about going down on the price. I ended up paying $6 which was still fair to me because I only have one piece of Friendship and never seem to find it. It was covered in black goop. I wish I had taken a before picture. It looks brand new now! Some duplicates will be posted in trades.
Labor Day Weekend 2011
Second Friendship Piece!
Some pieces from an Antique mall including my FIRST Delphite bowl. I was so excited and to be honest, I might have missed it. My 9 year old son spotted it. Going Pyrex hunting with my family helps me spot things I might miss on my own. I found the unmarked opal bowls which I love. My MIL gave me the yellow fridgie that is such a a brilliant yellow. This was sold by a dealer in her store.

The Butterprint bowls were found in a thrift store by my hubby. He saw the print from across the store. I couldn't figure out what he was walking so fast toward. He almost bumped a woman out of the way to reach them. I laughed as soon as I saw what was in his hand. I have been looking for the 404 bowl for so long! I didn't even know they made Embroidery in yellow!
Labor Day 2011
404 Butterprint!
Hope you all had some great finds this weekend. I am always happy to scrub and clean new (to-me) Pyrex. Looking forward to your posts!

--Lisa
Check out my new FB page - Vintage Vault

Monday, August 29, 2011

pyrex to the rescue

Sometimes people think that the title of my blog isn't true
but this weekend while making the husband's birthday cake I proved it to be very much true
thankfully, my little blue delphite dish came to the rescue
my cake had fallen apart into five separate pieces by the time I had gotten the whole round out
and yes, I had greased the pan
and no, I still don't know what happened
having no time to start over on the cake
I took the pieces and layered them up and wallah!
I think I like this version better anyways
and this is why I stick to cupcakes
head on over if you want to see all my pyrex in action at the party!


Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Hello Pyrex Lovers!

Hi everyone!

My name is Ashley and I am a new contributor to this lovely blog! I have my own pyrex collection which I started a couple of years ago when I was at college. I didn't know it was a thing then, I just knew I loved it!

I don't have any pictures of my collection yet, but I do have a picture of my most recent piece! This is my delphite pyrex pitcher, which has a home in my corner cabinet with other delphite, jadite, and black glass.


I will take more and better pictures, including my other pieces. I love using my pryex!

If you would like to check out my other blog, click HERE, I also have an ETSY where I sometimes sell pyrex too!

--
Ashley