It's been a while

OK so it's been a while since I last posted. Have been busy, busy. Finally got into my own place and can have all my pyrex out and on display! I've added quite a bit to my collection since my last update.

I now have all the butter dishes & margarine dishes, which makes me very happy!

I've got a turquoise chip & dip set on it's way and then I've also got a red hostess set on the way. I am still working on completing about 3 fridgie sets. I am also trying to collect different divided dishes. I've got 10 of #700 - 10oz dishes and 5 of the individual casseroles!

During the last couple months I also managed to get a hold of a Corelle slow cooker which does work & comes with a Polynisian insert and a quite rare Gold Trillium casserole!

Butter & Margarine dishes

Well I've almost got the complete butter dish collection. I have been busy searching and the only ones I am missing is the clear one and the Sandalwood one. Otherwise I have got the butterprint, old town blue, butterfly gold, snowflake blue, autumn harvest, spring daisy green, woodland brown, & the fireside one.  I also now have the complete margarine dish collection and will post a picture soon. I've got the opal/white, butterfly gold, spring blossom green, and the old town blue.

I also had my first causality, a butterfly gold baking pan. It arrived to me in about 100 pieces. I am very happy though as the seller refunded me the entire amount and so I was able to get another one. NOw I just need the 024 butterfly gold, the 8" square butterfly gold and I'll basically have the complete collection!

Updates

Well it's been a few days since my last entry so here are some updates! Just got another piece for my charcoal snowflake dishes. I am now only missing the #945/045 2.5qt oval casserole in this pattern! I am also closer to having all the butter dishes, just need the woodland & spring blossom & clear ones to complete the set. I also have an amber one which I can't find anyone else who has it & it does say Pyrex on it!

As for my butterfly gold, I am now only missing the 8" square #922 pan. I bought a Corning slow cooker that comes with a 4qt #664 with the polynesian pattern on it. I'm also only missing the shallow 2.5qt dish in the golden honeysuckle pattern. I can't wait to get everything out and get some pics up! Oh and I also now have 2 sets of custard cups from the 40's in their original boxes and the one comes with the clear casserole & lid!

Antique store finds

Went out to 2 local antique stores today and actually found a few pieces of Pyrex. I was so happy... here is a pic of what I found....

A couple small friendship bowls, a horizontal cinderella, and a brown 441 which I believe is a part of the town & country set

Nothing around here

Well I decided I would take and check out our local thrift shops and see if they had any Pyrex. No luck, nothing to be found. Man it sucks around here to find anything. After going to 2 Value Villages, 2 thrift shops, and a flea market I was only able to find 3 pieces of which I already had them.

So where do you find that you have the best of luck finding stuff? I am going to try and make a little extra cash in the next few months and try some estate sales/yard sales this spring/summer. Hopefully I'll be able to find something as it gets very expensive buying off of eBay & Etsy.

Just found the oblong pan and the loaf pan in butterfly gold on Esty today. Now I just have to try and find the 8" square in butterfly gold to basically complete this set. The only thing I'll be missing are the glasses/pitchers. I am so happy!

Took and bought this beauty off eBay last night! I can't wait to get it, will look awesome in my collection.

This is the COSMOPOLITAN with warmer. Got it for $27, and I also bought a second casserole in the same pattern. Also bought this beautiful 9x13 baking pan in a nice blue colour!

I am also bidding on a really cool piece in the Early American that I am thinking was a promotional piece or is rare as I can't find it anywhere. It is a 4qt oblong casserole which is 14" X 11 1/4"  X 4 " with a clear glass lid.

Here are a couple of my most recent eBay purchases.... I won a very nice, never or very little use pink fridgie set. I paid way too much for it, but had to have it. Also won 4 yellow 10oz #700 casseroles. I think these will go good with my butterfly gold collection! Also bought both sizes of Brittany Blue Tart dish and the matching bowl's for them, a pink and lime green 8oz casserole with lids, some black with white snow flake items and some pink and some green items! Been a good week!

So had some luck on Kijiji today! Got a 4 bowl set of Colonial Mist, a small cinderella in the same pattern, a opal divided dish, juice pitcher, pink & lime green pie plate, pink cake pan, & the brown bake ware set. I got all of this for $100, which is pretty good for out here. I've attached some pics! There is a guy just a few blocks south of where I work that has a bunch of stuff for sale.

He also has a Embroidery & Dandelion Duet with candle warmers listed. I offered him $60 for both but said they are his favorite and doesn't really want to sell them. Oh well, I'll keep looking....

Stupid eBay!!! They have decided to up the shipping charges while I am bidding on stuff. On 2 items, my shipping charge went from being $42 to $52!!! I was smart and took a screen shot of the charges before they changed and have been confirming the actual charges with the sellers, and telling them that I ain't paying the increase. I'll let everyone know what there replies are. Stupid eBay!