Deja Vu All Over Again

Hi PC3, SusieQT here from Practice in Time!

Several years ago, when I first began collecting Pyrex I had a recurring dream: I was at a sale in a dingy, old, stone basement with junk piled all about. I was digging through what amounted to trash, and found one lone piece of Pyrex- a black snowflake space saver. Of course I grabbed it and promptly woke up. I became obsessed with owning that piece and eventually caved and bought it on ebay. That was about four years ago.

Fast forward to this weekend and I found myself at a sale in a dingy old stone barn with junk piled all about. It was almost exactly like the dream I had. Now, it wasn't really trash, but what some might call rustiques: old furniture, farm equipment, canning jars, pots and pans, all covered with a layer of dirt and mildew. And one lone piece of Pyrex: 

OK, it's not a space saver, but a charcoal snowflake open baker. Maybe even better, because in my experience these are a bit harder to find. And I have been wanting one for a lone time!

So I guess dreams literally do come true sometimes!

My $1 Finds

As much as I love thrift store shopping, I am so excited that it's yard sale season again. A city close to my dad had over 200 sales listed this weekend, so the boyfriend and I went up and out with him. We didn't hit nearly as many sales as we thought, but I think a lot of people didn't set up because it rained all day Friday and was supposed to rain all weekend. While I didn't get a whole lot, I did find two great pieces for $1 each.

An overpriced thrift store nearby had both the cracker and cookie jars last year for $10 each. I probably picked them up and put them down six times before leaving them behind. This one was only $1, and while it does have some marks on the front, I think I can get them off, and the gold is in great condition.

 
I also found this medium sized casserole for $1 at a completely different sale that was full of clothing and newer stuff. It didn't have a lid, but it's in good condition and frankly, I have way too many lids floating around in my cabinets already.


Hope everyone had a great weekend and found some good stuff! Head on over to my blog, Pyrex Picker, to check out some of my other weekend yard sale finds.

~Jenn~

Great Find, Happy Girl!

I found a beautiful space saver lid on a Friday and then I got a grungy Musical Staff space saver the following Thursday. $3.79 is too sweet to believe and I got her all cleaned up. I'm down to only the Starburst now and I'm not holding my breath.

Wanna Trade?

Hi There!  I've been a member of this page for awhile now and I've done two trades before...awhile ago.  What I have is a mint condition fridgie set minus one of the two small ones.

What I need:

Yellow Dots

Green Dots

Either of the Balloon dishes

The Large Eyes

Thanks!

Stacey

www.gfpastorswife.blogspot.com

Seeing Pink!

Hi There!

It's been a REALLY long time since I've written.  I had to share with you what I found today and ask for help in identifying.  Today I stumbled on an Sr. Citizen neighborhood yard sale.  It was so fun to mill around and chat with the people.  It was like a social even for them.  One of my favorite parts of sales is talking to the people and getting the history of items.

Imagine my surprise when I spotted these on a long table in the carport of an adorable 80 something lady's yard.

The sweet lady told me that she won this set at bingo years ago.  I inquired about the lids...I have NEVER seen these metal lids that fit on the top like this.  She said it was great for making jello in and transporting it because of the lids.  Sure enough, the lids say Pyrex on them.  I know that these are Daisy Space Savers, I just wondered if anyone knows if this is always how they came with this lid, or is this some special promotional?

PS  I'll bet you are wondering how much she charged me for the set?  TEN WHOLE DOLLARS!!!!!!  It made my day.

   Stacey at the Gluten Free Pastor's Wife
www.gfpastorswife.blogspot.com
 Come on over...there's a new post!

PSS  Answered my own question!  It was a promo set...it also had a black wire cradle with it! http://www.pyrexlove.com/pink-daisy-oblong-space-saver-casseroles-series-548-575/glassware/

Tablescape with Pyrex

I realized it has been quite a while since I have done a Pyrex post.

Maybe this is because I don't seem to be buying much Pyrex lately,

because I'm lucky to have enough casseroles, bowls and

refrigerator dishes for everything I need. 

But I digress...I came over today to share my latest post

tablescape, since it includes two Pyrex pieces:

Opal Pyrex bowl centerpiece

&

Blue casserole...I'm not remembering the pattern name.

 

The Pyrex shares the table with Hazel Atlas platonite

glass pieces.  I mix them often and I think they go together well.

 

 

Enjoy & have a great Pyrex day! 

 



 



Welcome March, new Pyrex display and Finds!

I love to change my Pyrex display out every month. I have a small display area in my kitchen next to my amazing 1940s store advertising piece. The display showcases different pieces from my collection throughout the year. Here is my March display!

I was also able to find a few treasure here and there lately. Including this beautiful turquoise 404! You can read all about the Aqua swap meet saga and see more treasures at cherrypickedfinds.blogspot.com Happy March!

 

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