Pyrex Love

I have a confession to make. Hi, my name is Elizabeth. And I'm addicted to collecting Pyrex.



ADDICTED. It's a good thing that I live in a rather secluded area where I can hit up the local antique stores in one day only, because had this obsession progressed the way it has recently when I was still in California, I'd be cruising Craigslist/Goodwills/Antique Stores daily.

I don't think people understand the obsession until you start collecting. How I started collecting was by frequenting the Long Beach Antique Flea Market, or as my family calls it, "the sale." The sale is amazing, it has anything and everything, and even a tranny or two. I think that sale has been going on for years, but I only started going to it about a year before I moved away from California. I miss that sale so much because it was a fun time for my family. We all went together, laughed, made fun of people and the things they were selling and got some good stuff and some great deals. After frequenting the sale multiple times, I kept seeing the same sort of dishes. I was originally attracted to the teal and white dishes, and after a few times of seeing them, I finally made my first purchase. The first dish I ever  bought was a divided snowflake blue casserole dish. I made my first purchase and couldn't stop. I started googling, searching, and wanted all the blue Pyrex.

After that initial purchase, the rest of history, as you can see below.

Pyrex Numbers

All Pyrex bowls have numbers on the bottom of them. There will be a three digit number that classifies what it is, then it will also have what size (quarts, pints.) I completely ignore the sizing. I do not pay attention to it, I don't do sizing, it's SO much easier to look at what the three digit numbers are.

So.

Cinderella bowls will ALL start with the first two numbers being 44. The smallest mixing bowl will be classified as 1, then the second smallest one will be classified 2. So - the smallest Cinderella mixing bowl, of any print, will have on the bottom of it 441. This is how I know what I am missing. A full set of Cinderella bowls will be 441, 442, 443, 444.

The regular mixing bowls (with no handles) have the same sort of system, but start with 40, so 401, 402, 403, 404.

How I started figuring out what I was missing was creeping the website: Pyrex Love.  I go on this website, find the print I have, and then start checking numbers and making a list of what I have.

In order to help myself when I shop, I'm creating a list of everything I have here, and to also help anyone who wants to start collecting. I don't do math, and for some reason, the numbering system confused me.

Butterfly Gold 

1960s - 1970s

What I have:

Cinderella Mixing Bowl 441, 442

Mixing Bowls - 401, 402, 403, 404

Refrigerator Dishes 501, 502, 503

Loaf Dish 913 (this dish isn't supposed to have a lid)

Butter Dish - 72

Coffee Cups - 39

Casserole - 043 (not sure where this one belongs)

Cinderella Bake Serve Store Casserole Dishes - 471, 472, 473

Round Casserole Set - 475 (missing lid)

Margerine Holder - 75

Salt & Pepper Shakers 

Correlle Pitcher 

What I am Missing:

Cinderella Mixing Bowl 443, 444

Quart Round Casserole 664

8 Inch Baking Dish - 922

Cinderella Oval Casserole Dishes - 943, 945

Cinderella Oval Divided Dish - 963

Oblong Baking Pan - 933

Round Casserole Set - 474, 474, 475 (lid only)

I wrote this post literally three weeks ago, and haven't uploaded it until today, so there have been some additions!

Pyrex Primary Colors

1940s

Complete set!
Mixing Bowls - 401, 402, 403, 404
Refrigerator Dishes - 501, 502, 503
*This set should have the lids that have spacing in the middle. It shouldn't be lined completely.

Butterprint - Teal

1957

What I have:
Cinderella Bake and Serve Casseroles - 473
Cinderella Mixing Bowls - 441, 442, 443, 444
Mixing Bowl - 403
Refrigerator Dishes - 501, 502, 503
Refrigerator Dishes 502, 503
Round Casseroles - 473 (this number is found in 2 sets)


What I missing:
Cinderella Bake and Serve Store Casserole - 471 (white on turq & reverse), 472 (only white on turq), 473 (white on turq, but was offered both colors)
Turquoise Butter Dish - 32
Mixing Bowls 401, 402, 404
Refrigerator Dish - 501
Round Casseroles - 475

The entire Butterprint collection is:
Cinderella Bowls - 441, 442, 443, 444 (should alternate colors)
Mixing Bowls - 401, 402, 403, 404 (only in white)
Butter Dish - 32
Refrigerator Dishes - 501, 502, 503
Cinderella Bake and Serve Casserole Set - 471 (offered turq on white, and reverse), 472 (only white on turq), 473 (offered turq on white and reverse)
Round Casseroles - 473, 474, 475

Snowflake 

1957

Square Flowers

What I have:

Cinderella Round Casseroles 474, 475

Cinderella Oval Casserole Dish 973

Mixing Bowls 401, 402, 403, 404

What I am missing:

Cinderella Round Casseroles 474

Mushroom Print

I'm not collecting these ones, they were actually free with another purchase : ) 

Pink Daisy

What a horrible picture, I found this pink dish for cheap, and although I don't have anything pink, I do have an obsession with the divided dishes.

And here is the wholeeeeeeeeeee cabinet : ) 

Dwight, get out of my nook!

That's what she said! That's what she said! If you know what this is from, you get two thumbs up from this girl!

I, the librarians daughter, have created a reading nook. 

When we first looked at this house, I loved it, but I kept thinking, "What the hell am I going to do with THAT area?" "THAT area" was the formal dining room. I don't understand formal dining rooms. They must get used what, three times a year? I understand some people like big, giant dining room tables to sit and enjoy a meal with their family. But for me, I would get so much more use out of a reading nook. There is nothing more that I love in this world, than a good book. Okay... maybe Petey, but books are a close second, my husband is third. ;)

This reading nook opens up into our living room so I couldn't go too crazy with the color scheme. My living room is pretty dark, with reds, and burnt oranges, so I thought brown would be a great color in the nook, and then that vintagey mustard color to make it pop a bit. I am so happy with the results, here is a looksie!

The anchor pallet I made, finally found a home. I also made that pillow, I painted canvas and sewed it into a pillow. There will be a tutorial later because 

I'm making a few for friends.

Other side of the nook

Other side of the nook, my grandmothers sewing machine on display

I've mentioned this on my FB and Instagram, but my husband has challenged me to "30 Days of Vegan." We are going to give it a try the day after the SuperBowl because let's face it, I want to chow like a pig. So we are going to give it a shot, with one break for the weekend that we're visiting my brother and his family. If you know my brother, Ethan, you'll know he won't stand for fussy eating. If I told him I could only eat Vegan, I'd wake up with a chicken wing stuffed into my mouth while I was sleeping!

So, I tried this salsa recipe off Pinterest and sweet mother, Mary of God! It was so good!!! I made it yesterday, but let it sit overnight in this super cute 70s mushroom Pyrex dish, and I ate it with my husband tonight while I cooked some chili, soon to be vegetarian chili! The salsa is so good that I'm making two servings of it for the marines on Sunday. I bought all organic ingredients too! I finally found what I think is the North Carolina version of Whole Foods - Harris Teeter. It's my new favorite store, I've already been there twice this week and it's 25 minutes away... I also bought those bright raspberries in my red Pyrex dish there as well. I love that Pyrex dish, because well, three Asian ladies were at the flea market debating about buying it for 5 minutes, and then I finally swooped in and took them out from underneath their noses and bought them.

I was making my Target list today, and fat Petey was crying at my feet the whole time. I took him outside, he didn't go to the bathroom. I gave him water, he didn't drink it. I didn't know what his problem was, so I picked his ass up and threw him on the counter in front of me. Love. He wanted LOVE. SO I drew on a blue eyebrow (you can see it on the upper right) and said "F IT" and let my dog lay his pee pee down right where I cook dinner. (The counter has since been disinfected since before I made chili.)

Petey Baby

The next few days shall be busy! I bought fabric for the chevron quilt I am going to attempt to start cutting tomorrow. I also need to make a decision on these unfinished throw pillows I have. My sewing machine is not cooperating in the ruffling department! 

You so mugly!

I've been crafttttttiiinnggggg y'all. I made these lovely lady lumps mugs at a craft group last week. I've had a zillion people ask me where the mugs are from, they're from Target, aka Mecca, aka the greatest place in the world, and they're super cheap. This craft is SO damn easy. You just need porcelain mugs, a sharpie, and an oven. I printed off an "E" and the two states online and then taped them down and traced them. After you draw on them, you bake them at 350 for 30 minutes, BAM! You're done! You can see on the "E" what happens when you try to do more than one line, on the states is one clean crisp line, much nicer!

I always make something for myself before I reproduce it for others or else I get my hopes set on a gift, and it turns out to be whoriffic horrific. These are pretty cute, I need to get my ass back to Target before everyone buys these mugs out and make some for some other ladies I know... :)

You so mugly

It's also been colder than a witches tit lately. On Friday we had sleet? Oh what? You're from California and have no idea what the hell sleet means? Yeah me too, a word that makes WAY more sense is "freezing rain." That was interesting. I didn't leave my house, I was too afraid to! Just ask Sevi, she used to pick me up from college when it rained. Bless her! My guido husband has been hating on me lately because of the Weatherbug app. It will say that the current temperature is something like 34 degrees, but then it says "But feels like 27." So, of course he's been saying, "Today was something crazy like 34 degrees!" and I'll follow up with a "BUT it feels like 27!!!" Every. Time. I'm obsessed with weatherbug, it gives you updates, tells you where the nearest lightning strike is to you, it is soooo cool.

Anyways, I walked out my door on Saturday morning and saw this! This is my little fairy birdbath frozen solid. I was not looking forward to my long Saturday morning run in 30 degree weather (but felt like 24 degrees!!) I ran 7.25 miles basically face down looking for patches of ice. That's all I need to do is get 3.5 miles away from my house, fall on my ass in the middle of the road, and limp my way back to my house. I didn't fall, luckily, but there's always this week for that!

As my husbands personal event coordinator, I told him that he would drive me around to get a feel of the area and look for things to do. We headed to Downtown New Bern and looked at some historical homes. I actually looked at houses in this area for us to rent, but it just seemed too sketchy. I couldn't see myself running through the streets, and I refuse to live somewhere where you're afraid to venture out of your own home. Don't get me wrong, the home below is obviously on a nice street, but three streets over? Not so much. But, I still love the houses down there. So much history, so much character. I couldn't even get the whole house in the picture because it was HUGE, with a wrap around porch. I DIE!

It was too cold to walk around today, so I made Dustin do a drive by of the cemetery. This cemetery was a lot like the one I went to in Georgia, you can drive through the cemetery on a dirt road. Fascinating. I am going to go back when it's  little less chilly and do the whole tour and walk around, because it's very beautiful.

This blog should actually be titled "Shit I love from Pinterest." I LOVE snicker doodles. If there is a Corner Bakery Cafe near you, run there and get the snicker doodles, NOW! They're my favorite!!! It's like a glorified chewy sugar cookie that's a lit o' bit o' heaven, and sadly, all the ingredients are in my kitchen 24-7. Here is the recipe. I apologize for your newest obsession, why the hell do you think I had to run over 7 miles on Saturday? To make up for these!!! I suggest when you make them, you don't eat them until the next day, leave them out, and they're just so chewy and delicious, especially in the morning with coffee. This is the only cookie I've ever had that is actually 20 times better the next day cold!

I've been trying new dinner recipes because I'm sick of eating the same things every month. Tonight I made this recipe, chicken FAYYYYjitas! It was actually quite delicious for a gringa trying to make some mexican food. The recipe calls for 1 pound of chicken, but the smallest I could find was 2 pounds so I just doubled the recipe, and now I have leftovers for lunch. I thought it was pretty damn good, totally worth your time making it, and if you double the recipe it's totally enough for a whole fam-damily, and YES I'm using my Pyrex for leftovers. Doesn't that butterprint dish just make these chicken fajitas dreammmmmy?

This week I have to test out a bunch more recipes because we are having a Superbowl party. My husband invited his whole shop over, and I must feed these damn Marines! Let's hope I make stuff worth posting about...