happy holidays ladies and gents!

well, I've been away for a while

and it seems like many of us here on the second collective have been too

since becoming a mom I haven't been out searching too often for new pieces

to add to the collection

not to mention, it does get harder to find great scores

when your collection has gotten a tad out of hand

but I have been loving this season

and getting to use the special holiday pieces

perfect for family gatherings

this year I was only asked to bring a fruit side for Christmas Eve

[the perks of having a newish baby, and being domestically challenged]

but even though I only brought some pomegranates for everyone to snack on

I figured they still deserved a pretty casserole dish to be served in

so my Golden Pine Promotional Space Saver was the lucky winner

I feel like it really classed up my limited attempt at a "fruit side"

and for those of you curious about what my little one has been up to lately

I'm now blogging exclusively about my daughter on my new blog

Olive Everly - feel free to stop by and say hi!

hope everyone has a happy, safe, and pyrex filled new year!

-miss macri

[formally from educated...not so domesticated]

golden pine luck

So a couple of days ago I found this golden pine casserole dish

 for $2 at a thrift store

now typically I'm not huge on winter patterns, but I couldn't pass this piece up

I already imagined myself using it this December at a holiday party

Now for $2, it did not come with a lid, but I was ok with that.

Until, I was looking up the pattern at home

 and saw that the lid also had the golden pattern

on the lid!  What?  Too awesome.  

However, I was not going to spend a ton on shipping to buy one on etsy!

 So, it was just going to have to remain lidless.  

Until today!

While antiquing I spied this lid, just lying there, needing a casserole bottom!

Sold - and pretty excited about it.

No shipping = happy me!

  Really, I think it is quite lovely.  

Happy Sunday indeed!

-Educated...not so Domesticated

Newbie to the Collective!

Hi there, this is my first post to the Pyrex Collective II. I've been following (and drooling) all of the gorgeous pieces for quite a while now and I finally decided it was time to join you!

My name is Tara and I blog over at Scarborough Seashells.

For my first post I decided to share with you some of my most recent aquisistions.

These are currently the pieces I have waiting to find a home in my quickly shrinking cupboards. The pieces were all found over the last two weekends.

Promotional seemed to be the word of the day yesterday. I'd never seen any of these patterns before, so I promptly came home and hit up Pyrex Love to see what I could learn about them.

I found these two 045 2 1/2 qt. Golden Grapes(?) oval casseroles. ($5 for the lidded one, $4 for the non lidded)

The 575-B 2 qt. Golden Pine rectangle casserole WITH it's gold leafed cover. ($5)

This 043 1 1/2 qt. oval casserole which I think is called "Bramble". ($4) No lid and some paint scratches, but as you can see by my curtains in the background, a perfect match for my diningroom.

This Spring Blossom (Pyrex by Corning) butter tub- which had no lid and I definitely want the lid so I will have to be on the lookout! ($3)

And this tiny yellow bowl ($2), which reminds me of some of the larger hostess pieces I've seen, but I've no idea to which set it belongs. Any guesses?

If I've ID'd anything incorrectly, please let me know! I posted more photos of some other recent finds on my blog if you are interested in checking them out. Nice to meet all of you!