Merry Christmas to me! (and all of you!)

I've had a few very good Pyrex days.
The other day I was out visiting my inlaws and
found all of these!
 

Autumn harvest is one of my favourite patterns. It was 1.99.
I don't love the woodland pattern, but, I do love that oval casserole. It was 4.99 and the verde lid which came without its dish was 1.99. I'll find you one day.
Then, at goodwill I found this! I was so excited when I saw it. It was hiding face down under a few pie plates and other uninteresting stuff. There was no matching dish though. oh well.

  Went thrifting this morning at some value villages that I don't normally visit. I found some real gems.This awesome Town and Country oval casserole, it was 5.99. Then this Colonial Mist 472. I never used to love this pattern, but it's really grown on me.

Then I found this beautiful Golden Acorn divided dish. with a lid!!!! I thought it was a steal for 5.99. It's finds like this that make it worth it for me. I love this!

And last but, definitely not least. I found this! I tried to find a name for the pattern, but, couldn't really nail one down. Any help? It's not in the best shape, it has a few scratches and some utensil markings but, I love it just the same. I was really hoping for some christmas pyrex, and this is good enough for me.

It was hiding with some sad looking pink mixing bowls. I wanted to take them home but, the small one was 4.99 and the larger was 5.99. That's a bit much for two bowls that are ruined.
I also saw this unfortunate bowl. A pink daisy cinderella 403 that had also seen better days.

Also, I don't know if anyone on here watches (or, watched since it was cancelled awhile ago) American Dreams but if you do there are lots of pyrex cameos. Like this one, a snowflake blue 404? anyone recognize the one with wheat (or are they trees?) on it?

Thanks for reading! (sorry for the length, I just had to share it all!)
and
Happy Holidays!

Time to Focus after an Incredible Week.

How do you decide on which patterns/colors to focus your collections on? I am suffering from Pyrexia Nervosa at the thought of swapping, selling or otherwise getting rid of any of my pieces. I have narrowed down my collection to Pyrex only with the exception of the gorgeous Fire-King Tulip Bowl. Don't get me wrong, I still have more Fire-King... I just don't display it.


THIS WAS A HUGE WEEK:

The Forest Fancies, Primary Yellow and one of the Spring Blossoms were all scored from a local online auction where I bid on the entire contents of a cabinet by photo alone. I paid $7.99 and also included were some great pots and pans, vintage rolling pin and other kitchen goodies.

The stacked Daisy set with two lids, one of the Flamingo Pink round casseroles, a Gold Butterfly small casserole, Green primary, several pieces of Fire-King and a Maid of Honor fridgie were all scored on Craigslist for $20. I will be gifting the Fire-King and adorable Maid of Honor Fridgie

A generous friend gifted me the Autumn Harvest set of three, a Yellow primary, Gold Butterfly casserole and two Early American pieces, a 4 qt. Town & Country cinderella AND a couple of Spring Blossom mixing bowls!

I now have over 50 pieces of Pyrex and need to focus and organize. Does anyone have any opinions on which pieces you think I should stay with or does anyone have a trade you would like for me to consider?

As any Pyrexia sufferer knows, storage for your precious beauties presents a challenge. There is much talk of "The Art of Stacking" and whether to keep the lids separate or with their intended.

I have been keeping my ever growing stash in an already space challenged kitchen cabinet. This presents several obvious problems, starting with the fact that you can't actually gaze upon the addictive patterns and colors. Secondly, there is a slight safety issue with dragging out the whole load to get to the inevitable 4 qt Cinderella on the bottom. I am also concerned about the unnecessary wear and tear to the pieces.

So, like many others I have opted to display my Pyrex (and Fire-King) in a period appropriate cabinet I discovered on Craigslist (haggled $75). It is in perfect vintage condition and includes the simple sliding glass doors (not pictured). My storage and access problems are resolved!

How do you deal with storage?

Weekend Roadtrip

I'm a lucky girl to have a husband who is completely supportive of my pyrex collecting. He's also always up for a little driving. Where I live, the homes are newer, and I have trouble finding pieces. We decided to drive to the next county over for a tour of their Goodwills and did pretty well. Clockwise from top left: #444 Town and Country cinderella mixing bowl; #403 Spring Blossom mixing bowl; #401 Spring Blossom mixing bowl; #443 Gooseberry cinderella mixing bowl; #743 Verde bake & store casserole. I picked all this up for a total of $12, which I'm very pleased with.

While it was the pink and aqua pyrex that attracted me to collecting, I'm finding new appreciation for some of the less popular color schemes, the greens and browns in particular. Normally, I'm not a fan of green, but this little Verde casserole is just too cute. It's lonely though, and needs more Verde friends to hang out with.

Two new white pieces

Seems to be a bit of a brown and white theme going on today. Three thrift shops, and these are what I picked to come home with me. While I already have the 403 Early American mixing bowl, it is in great shape and the price was right. The 473 round cinderella casserole was also a beauty and I was unable to pass up this Town and Country piece, despite having none of the collection. Not sure what I'll do with either, but someone will love them, that's for sure!

I've Caught Pyrex Fever!

 Yet another newbie signing in to report another case of Pyrex Fever. Above you see my collection, so far... and I've only been collecting for 1 month! If Pyrex Fever doesn't cool down a bit, I can't imagine how I'll manage all the Pyrex a year from now...

 I've found all the Pyrex I own so far at thrift stores, mostly Goodwill. I've been obsessed, checking the shops almost every other day!

 Some need some cleaning up, like the Snowflake dish above...

 but some pieces I find in great condition!

 I found the above green Spring Blossoms bowl I found at Goodwill, and I found the white Spring Blossom bowl about 30 minutes later at Savers!

My husband thinks I'm crazy, but I just can't resist the vintage charm any longer! More pictures at my blog, and you should check out some of the amazing Pyrex collections on Pinterest. (Or not, that's how I caught Pyrex Fever!)

Dream vs. Reality

Dream Pyrex:
So, I was browsing flickr the other day and I found some REALLY unique pyrex pieces here and here that EVERYONE should see. Pyrex jewelry and cell phone accessories? Don't mind if I do!

Reality Pyrex:
Took a break from two very stressful weeks (which are not yet over) and found these two awesome pieces today: A Spring Blossom 441 cinderella bowl ($3) and a Town and Country 1 qt dish from the Bake, Serve, and Store set WITH lid($6)! Definitely helped take the stress level down a notch.



Hope everyone's had a great start to the week!

Aki
Recipe Puppy