Saturday, March 23, 2013

Pyrex Success, Large and Small

Hi PC3, SusieQT here from Practice in Time!

I had a very good day thrifting yesterday! It didn't start out very well, though- I actually left the first two stores empty handed. And my daughter, who's almost 5, had a meltdown in the third store. But not until after I had found my first ever piece of pink daisy!

 

Normally I am not a big fan of the divided dishes. I have 4 of them now and they are a pain to display since they don't nest. As a matter of fact, I don't have any of them on display at all right now. But no way was I going to leave this one behind! It is in mint condition- not a scratch or chip anywhere- probably never been used. This is also the first divided dish I have found with a lid. You can bet I will find a place to put this one on the shelf with all my pinks!

So even though my daughter was throwing a fit in the store, I was as happy as a clam.

At the next stop, we got her calmed down (she really wanted me to buy her a certain stuffed polar bear, and there is no way I'm bringing used stuffed animals into my house) and I happened to find something I have been needing for a long time now:


Yes, a simple little red 501, with no lid and quite a bit of wear (although no DWD) for $2. This might have made me happier than the pink daisy...


Because I have now completed my primary fridgie set!!!! This is the first set of any pattern that I have completed (I'm really close on a couple of others, too.) I started this set with a single red 501 at least 8 years  ago, and got everything in the wild, nothing online. I'm kinda proud of that and happy that I waited, because I think the whole thing cost me less than $20.

Now I have a bit of a space problem, but that's not a bad problem to have. These are my finds from the last couple of weeks, and I haven't yet figured out how to get them all in the cupboard! :)



9 comments:

  1. Too much Pyrex sounds like an amazing predicament to me!

    Congrats on your Primary set:-)

    Erica

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  2. Well done on completing your primary set! Your patience has paid off for sure. Love the pink - so pretty!

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  3. Awesome finds! I love that your primary set is all thrifted--what a bargain, and what a reward for your patience!

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  4. Great finds! Congrats on completing your set.

    I have brought stuffed animals into my house before.. but collectible ones (but you still never know what lurks inside, do you?). My ex's mother bought him a stuffed animal when he was little from GW & he was laying in bed with it, noticed it had a hole in it, stuck his finger in & there was maggots inside.

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    1. There aren't many things that freak me out, but maggots are at the top of the list. The thought of a little kid sticking his finger into a stuffed animal, and finding maggots-nightmare material!

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  5. What great finds! I also want to mention, I LOVE your canisters that are in the background!! I have a set of West Bend canisters, kind of pinkish with black lids that I adore.

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  6. awesome. i wish i could find some like that!

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  7. Love the pink divided dish....but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the cake stand in the background , who is it made by?

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    1. Haha, it was made by me! In that it is two different pieces that I put together. The stand is a silver plate yard sale find (like one you'd find in a diner) and the cover matches the rest of the canister set. The set is unmarked, so I don't know the maker, but similar sets were made by Kromex and West Bend.

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