Yard Sale Season

What an amazing weekend!  Not that we did anything extraordinary.  With some great company and new friends, this weekend was awesome. 

This weekend I had the opportunity to meet a fellow Pyrex collector and vintage lover, Trish of My Wicked Vintage.  I've been following her on Instagram for a long time, fascinated by her awesome eye for vintage Pyrex, all things medical vintage and all around positive outlook on life.   It didn't take long to realize she is practically my neighbor, so when I saw that she was having a yard sale, parting with tons of her Pyrex treasures, I was there in a heartbeat.  And even went back for a second dose.   It was so great to meet her and put a face with her awesome Instagram feed.   Trish hooked me up with some awesome pieces for my Friendship and Butterprint collection, which I'll share when the sets are more complete, and she also started my Verde collection for the fabulous price of $10.  I've had my eye on the Verde set for a while now, which is a beautiful set of varying avocado greens. 

Verde Cinderella mixing bowls

After visiting Trish on the second day of her yard sale, she recommend a street wide yard sale a few blocks down, so I couldn't help but haul my husband and our buddy Tim for a little more Pyrex hunting.   And we were not disappointed, well, I wasn't.   Within ten minutes I scored the Verde refrigerator set in mint condition for the fabulous yard sale rate of $22.  

Verde Refrigerator Dishes

These are only a few other pieces in the Verde set,  so to have so easily acquired my most coveted pieces in one weekend, within two miles of my home, well, I'm feeling pretty lucky. 

When we weren't shopping the yard sales, we did a lot of hanging out with some out of town friends, and our kick ass neighbors.  Fires in the firepit both nights and copious amounts of craft beer.  I'm loving these friend filled summer weekends!  Now if you will excuse me, my husband is popping some popcorn and putting that 404 qt. cinderella to use. 

When Shipping Pyrex Goes Wrong

One of the most convenient ways to add to my Pyrex collection is shopping online.   In the online Pyrex market the only thing I have to be selective about is how much I want to spend on items.   I've purchased from a variety of places including ebay, shopgoodwill.com and even Instagram.  All of which have been very lucrative and vital in the growth of my Pyrex collection.    Out of the dozens of items I've purchased this way, only once have I suffered any damaged items.   But once is heart breaking enough.  The item I lost was a Horizon Blue #403 2 1/2qt mixing bowl.  Luckily, the 401 and the 402 made it in one piece still.

Often when Pyrex is broken in transit, it's the fault of the shipper, however in this case, I do not believe that to be true.   I'm fairly certain that my USPS postal worker treated it like a kickball.  She doesn't tend to show us as tenants a lot of respect with any of our mail and the item was very well bubble wrapped.  Here's what I found when I opened up my package: 

Luckily, this was the first time I opted for insurance on since I've started buying online.  The cost of the item and the shipping was covered, but I haven't had the heart to bring myself to place another online order since.   In the meantime,  I'll be spending my time weeding my collection of items I'm not truly in love with.

French Daisy

This weekend my husband and I were lucky enough to spend time in Cincinnati where my husband grew up.  Our trips to Cincinnati are never long enough because there are so many wonderful people to spend time with.  We spent Saturday morning with his parents at an annual art festival called Summerfair.  This event is always held at an old amusement park called Coney Island.  My in-laws are a real riot so we had a great time.  They are also incredibly generous, so we are bringing home this beautiful wood bowl.

Woodturned bowl by Richard Ruehle

We spent the evening with some of our friends.  Our friend Andrea bought her very first house and we are so excited for her!   As a housewarming gift I gave her an adorable Colonial Mist mixing bowl set.

  

Colonial Mist Mixing bowl set

The house is a work in progress, but hopefully she will be able to put these to use  often in the near future.  In the meantime, they will sure come in handy for popcorn.

Sunflowers

The more into vintage Pyrex I get, the more of my loved ones join in on the fun.  A few weeks ago our awesome neighbors/friends acquired 3/4 of the Butterprint Cinderella mixing bowls set.  I had an extra 444, so I shared the love and gave it to them to complete their set.  Check out her awesome capture of this beautiful set here.

My mother has also joined in on the fun of collecting vintage Pyrex.  She was on an excursion with a few of her girlfriends last week and she picked me up these fabulous Sunflower casseroles.  

They go perfectly with my Daisy Orange-Yellow mixing bowl set!

Sunflower Casseroles,  Daisy Orange- Yellow mixing bowls, Daisy Orange-Yellow Refrigerator Set

Daisy Orange-Yellow Mixing Bowls

I tried getting out my DSLR this morning to truly capture all of their beauty, but I'm having trouble getting it to read SD cards, so it will be a little while before any high quality images are uploaded.  

Not only did my mom pick up those Sunflower Casseroles for me, but she also splurged on a Primary Mixing bowl set for herself.   She is pretty excited about rediscovering the practicality of this set and the beauty it brings into her kitchen. 

Pyrex this Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day!

I can't help but get emotional when I really start thinking about the importance behind this day.  I'll spare you all of that and say Thank You to those who served our country.   Today is dedicated to Pfc. Devin Grella.

We are getting ready to head over to my parent's house for a cookout and I'm so excited!  I don't get to see my family nearly enough.  Plus, I'm trying to cherish all of my precious time with all of my friends and family.   I baked some Chocolate Chunk Cookies with walnuts for the festivities!

404 from the Daisy Orange- Yellow Mixing Bowls

My 404 4qt  Daisy mixing bowl works perfect with my hand-mixer.   I use a melon scooper to easily scoop and size out my cookies. 

 503 Daisy Refrigerator Dish with the finished product

The cookies were delicious with the freshly ground walnuts.  I had to take a few out to put the lid on them, but this refrigerator dish is perfect for traveling with these delicious treats. 

Pyrex in Action

Here are a few of my Pyrex in action!  The black one with the snowflake pattern has mac and cheese with brussels sprouts in it, recipe from Brit.co.   I tried it in an attempt to limit my mac and cheese consumption, but it turns out, I really like brussels sprouts.

Snowflake Oblong Space Saver Casserole

The white bowl with the red birds on it is one of my absolute favorites!  This pattern is one of the most popular to collect, as it is so pretty.   I used it for a house salad that was served next to a crockpot roasted chicken.

Friendship cinderella bowl

There will be more pictures to come, so stay tuned!

Some of my favorites

I'd like to share some of my favorite pieces in my collections so far:

Orange and Yellow belong to the Daisy Refrigerator and Freezer
 Set, while the blue belongs to the Horizon Blue line.  

Horizon Blue Oval Divided Serving Dish