Pyrex Blog Full Steam Ahead!

Oh pseudo Pyrex, how you toy with my emotions.

Thanks to the enthusiastic response from my Pyrex loving thrifty pals, I'm going to go ahead this week and set up a Pyrex blog. It may not be until the end of the week that I have it up in its bare bones stage.

If there are any takers for designing a banner, let me know. It could just be some of your gorgeous Pyrex sitting on a well-lit table with the blog title which is TBA. Bounty Huntress had some good titles (although I don't know how I'd explain Porno for Pyrex to my mom - LOL) . If there are no takers, I'll try to cobble something together until someone with a pretty, funky, or pretty funky design comes along.

You can post as much or as little as you like. We'll just let it be what it is. I can already think of themes: The piece of Pyrex that made me a collector, my first piece of vintage Pyrex, memories of Pyrex growing up, awkward Pyrex shopping moments (Thrifted Treasure's crash scene?), people who think you're a little weird for obsessing over crockery, etc. You can reprint Pyrex episodes from your blog - whatever. Let's keep it loosey goosey and fun.

That's it. Let me know if you are good with setting up tags and stuff like that that I've never done.

P.S. My pseudo Pyrex (which is not real Pyrex) has nothing stamped on the bottom, so the mystery continues.

Here's some Billy Joel to get us pumped. There's lot's of images from the fifties and sixties, but no overt Pyrex stuff that I can see. I remember not being a Billy Joel fan, but loving this video. "JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say?"

Thanks so much,

Erin

*** News update*** Jeni from In Color Order has offered to design the banner. Thanks, Jeni!

Pyrex Plan - Are You Interested?

Friendship Pyrex - Aren't we all Pyrex friends?

I've been chewing on this idea for some time now and thought I'd finally be bold enough to put it out there.

One of my greatest pleasures lately is:

A. Finding and buying Pyrex.

B. Sharing what I've found on my blog.

C. Looking at and reading about other people's Pyrex on their thrift blogs.

Soooooo, I have an idea. How would you feel about starting up a communal Pyrex blog? By this, I mean that one of us (I don't mind doing it) would open up a new Blogger blog for the sole purpose of sharing all things Pyrex. People who are rabid or even modest collectors would be given the sign on information via email and you can upload your Pyrex photos and write about Pyrex whenever you feel like it.

I just thought it would be a great way for us to consolidate all our bits and pieces, share info related to Pyrex and generally have a good time. I'd want it to be fun, more than anything else. I'm just starting out as a collector and I'd love to see what you Pyrex lovers have in your cupboards.

What do you think? If I can get even five or so people who would be interested, I'll get the ball rolling. This need not take away from your other blogs as you can still show your Pyrex and all the other funky things you collect. This would just be a blog for Pyrex lovers.

Please leave a comment. I love hearing from everyone.

Yours in hard-wearing and beautiful crockery,

Erin

Jackpot at Value Village

Duncan and I were biking down to the park near the Value Village at Woodbine and Danforth. As luck would have it, raindrops started to fall and we took shelter at VV. Sometimes when I'm there, the MUZAK is playing a back-to-back power pack of Air Supply and Celine Dion and I don't find anything. It's like penance for when I climbed up the monkey bars and dropped a toy tractor on Evan's head in the kindergarten playground, which I'm still feeling guilty about to this day. Well, this afternoon, the MUZAK was playing Booker T and the MGs' "Green Onions" and I found myself in Pyrextasy. Yes!

Ok, Volipi. Help a sister out. I did go to Pyrex Love, and I couldn't figure out which pattern this was. I looked under all of the obvious names and colours, but couldn't find this bowl. What is it?
Now I'm wondering if Six Balloons went to the same VV where she recently scored on the Butterprint bowl. This bowl cost me $4.99. I know I'm trying to be frugal with the housekeeping but what's a girl to do?
To all my American, Australian, English friends and others, do your thrift stores bundle up random things and slap a random price on it? I thrift for greeting cards because unless it's a very special occasion, most people spend about one minute looking at the card before going for the gift. Hey, I'm just being eco-minded and thrifty.
The real reason I bought this pack of greeting cards was just to get this wonderful Hallmark card. I will frame it for Duncan's room. It's got a real 1960s old west boy's bedroom look about it that I thought was charming. By that I mean boy's bedroom in the sixties, not the scene on the card.

I was getting ready to leave, when I noticed this cute vintage gold-rimmed Paris drinking glass. All glasses are .99 unless otherwise marked. This wasn't otherwise mark.

And then I noticed Madrid...

and London...

Athens, Greece...

Bombay, India...

Havana, Cuba...

and the Hague, Netherlands. I thought they were the most charming glasses ever and they were all in perfect condition. What did I do to deserve such a haul? I'm a grateful thrifter.

Hope you hit the jackpot too today.

Your thrifty pal,

Erin

Play it and Feel Good

Here's one of my fave bands from when I was a teenager. I love the emotions captured with stick figure drawings.

Bop along and then go thrifting...

Erin

Hey, and while I'm on the topic of good times, is it only Bounty Huntress and myself who dig these Old Spice commercials? I just want to watch them over and over because A. the actor is hilarious and easy on the eyes - not that my eyes are roaming - I'm just saying... B. I like trying to think about how they filmed the effects. I may slip some Old Spice body wash in the bathroom and see if it helps get our kitchen reno rolling along.

Erin

Your Friday Funny

I rarely read the Sports section of the newspaper, but I've been following the Tour de France. Here's what I found in today's paper! I had no idea that Borat's man hammock was still such a hot look in Europe. I love how the headline works with the photo "in the bag" wink, wink.
I missed this moment on TV, but the clipping will go on our fridge and provide countless morning chuckles for months to come.

Erin

P.S. I'm busted on the financial front due to a perfect storm of bills that all came at once, including our massive property tax bill (Thanks Mayor Miller). In order to have thrifting money, I'm considering having a boring yard sale of my own, selling boring baby stuff. I can't part with all my cool bits and pieces.

I'll keep you posted on what I do.

Erin

A "Brief" Encounter at Goodwill

I've been so bogged down in my course work this week that I haven't done any laundry. My husband usually does it, but I guess he didn't get around to it either. I thought I was down to my last clean pair of undies, only to discover that Ken's briefs had somehow made it to my sock and undies drawer. I did what any woman on the run would do, I put on his man knickers, pulled up my pants and took off out the door.

Powered by my man knickers (they're very comfortable by the way - not that I'm weird about it), I biked up to Goodwill when my course was over. They're having a 50% off sale tomorrow, but I thought I might score some good things at full price and beat the crowd. I did.

Look, another "Made in England" JAJ Pyrex dish for $1.99.

Sorry for the fuzzy pics, it didn't photograph well.

Before there was Twitter... This Made in Japan bird was $1.99.

I couldn't get over how beautiful these Made in England teacups were. They remind me of the designs of Charles Rennie MacIntosh.
The mauve saucer and the yellow cup have a little bit of wear, but I still loved them for $3.99 each.

I liked this Made in England deep saucer/shallow bowl for $1.99.

I was equally charmed and puzzled by these Scotch glasses. I think they're new in a retro old "school" style. They're a bit like Mad Men meets Leave it to Beaver. "Mom, I had a hard day at school." "Oh Beaver, it's alright. Have a Scotch."
They cost .79 each. That's good classroom Scotch glass value for money.
That's all. I guess if you can take away anything from this post it's this: never underestimate the good luck man knickers can bring you when thrifting.

Erin