Festive Foods in Vintage Dishes - Pyrex and Hazel Atlas

Some traditional German holiday treats in a vintage turquoise Hazel Atlas bowl.  I thrited a complete box of mid century Christmas cards a couple years ago, I set one up for this picture.  Each of the 12 cards in the set has a different illustration.

There are a lot of Pyrex snowflake colors,  but it was so dreary out that I had to pick a color that would cheer me up.   Hot lunch for two in Franciscan Oasis with Americana Star flatware.

Finds and Some Pretty Little Things

Some pictures of some pretty vintage things. I wanted to capture some images and post before I get too busy again.

This beautiful Fenton piece was found at a thrift store. It's not something I seek out or collect, but it's beauty grabbed me and I took it home.

Sweet little egg cups by Arcopal in the Scania pattern. 

I am a huge Bitossi fan. I always hope to find it at the thrift stores and it happens quite infrequently.  I happened to run into this ashtray and thrilled about it.

These are tiny butter pat dishes I found at the thrift.  I have a weakness for pretty dishes.  I have plenty of dishes so I justified buying these--tea bag holders!  Produced in Germany, Easterling Bavarian china dates 1950s.

Vintage Hawaii mug that hubby picked up.

I'm the proud owner of this beautiful McKee chalaine bowl that I received in a trade.  I took it in the garden recently to get a nice picture of her. This blue is incredible!!!

Single Hazel Atlas Ovide cup I picked up for a friend.

Instagram?

I have been so busy which is typically me.  It occurred to me the other day that I hadn't written to my blog for a while and immediately after, I thought "I should be on Instagram".  It was just a thought, it isn't going to happen.  I've prohibited myself from being tied to a phone.  So, with that, today's post is pictures of what's been happening in my life lately!

I didn't work on much glass for a few months, folks were great in holding off sending their glass shards.  Being away for awhile made me ready to get back to it. I've had lots of special requests, exchanges pieces and made pieces that sold before they made it to my shop.  It's a lot of work, and a lot fun and I'm easily inspired.  Here are some of the pieces I made.

And as always, lots of time in the kitchen....

 Breakfast in a Pyrex pixie...

Cabbage and pork...Pyrex Friendship 474

Breakfast bake....Pyrex Daisy 548

Apple browned in butter in a Fire King pixie...

Spanish rice, the euro version....Fire King Chanticleer.

Prepping for meatloaf... Glasbake snowflake, JAJ Pyrex plate pattern unknown.

Hubby wanted popcorn! Pyrex Friendship 404.

Homemade soup....Pyrex Dots, Friendship and Orange Butterprint.

Lunch!  Homemade stock...Lipton  Glasbake Soup cup, Pyrex yellow pixie.

And when it comes to thrifting, I've been sticking to my guns and REALLY thinking 5 times before I buy something.  I picked up this Federal batter bowl cheap and this dessert cup (that reminds me of Pyrex Colonial Mist pattern) for 50 cents.  It hard to leave treasures behind, but I'm doing pretty good.

Vintage Dishes!

I gave my kitchen a good cleaning a few days ago and was in the mood to change up my vintage glass display. Needed something a little less visually busy so I went for sorting by color. Here is the orange shelf.  I thrifted these made in occupied Japan salt and pepper shakers recently. They are so nicely done and since I don't have any roosters or chickens in my kitsch collection, I found these to be a wonderful example to add to it.

A view of the entire shelf.

I got in some trading over the last few months.  I'm very selective anymore. I have a lot of glass.  I've resorted to selling some.

The day I found the the chicken and rooster salt and pepper shakers, I also received a trade in the mail and an  Hocking Glass carafe I stumbled across on line.  I generally don't shop on line, but it just so happened that I was a little bored one evening and did a little window shopping.

I have never run into a Bartlett Collins cookie jar at the thrifts until recently, two in less than a week. Fortunately they are two different sizes.  One of the big ones is enough--it is huge! Some other vintage thrift store finds...

Thrift Store Find - Franciscan Starburst!

Over the moon doesn't describe it.  Hubby spotted this pile of Franciscan Starburst at the thrift store in the cart waiting to be unloaded.  We have been hunting nonstop for years hoping to score some pieces cheap and it finally happened!

Time for some Finds!

We've been going out, finding some treasures and some practical things.  My most exciting piece is probably the 9.5" minty Cathrineholm bowl I got for a great price.  Hubby has been working on his tiki collection. Most Pyrex is for my trade list or reselling at a fair price to locals--gives me an excuse to continue to pick it up! But I still leave A LOT behind!