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Vintage Pyrex

December 21, 2011 in Etsy Finds, Pinteresting Things with 2 Comments

Recently, I pinned a picture of a collection of vintage turquoise Pyrex dishes. I loved the color, the feel, the aspect of collecting. Why am I on a vintage kick?

While I was at Goodwill yesterday, I happened upon a set of two vintage orange and white Butterprint mixing bowls. I wasn’t sure if I would keep them if I bought them, but I figured I could at least get my money back out of them if I decided not to. I researched the pattern/color after I brought them home and found that it is evidently much more rare than the turquoise color.

An auction site gave some helpful information on the set:

Pattern: Butterprint
Identifiers / Alternate Names: Country “Amish” Farming scene featuring farmer and wife holding a bushel of crops. Surrounding them are crops in the field, wheat sheaves tied together, roosters and corn plants.
Turquoise on White and the reverse color scheme is the most common, with other possibilities being and orange-yellow on white and a pink on white color scheme.
Also known as: Amish, Farmer & Wife, Buttercup, Rooster & Corn
Years Manufactured: 1957 – ?
Orange Butterprint patterns appear only on Cinderella Mixing Bowls.
Unlike the Turquoise Cinderella ones, the color scheme does not alternate normal and reversed among the bowls.
There are 4 Cinderella Mixing bowl sizes and all of them are orange on white in color. (Some people may call it yellow or yellow-gold instead of orange.)

Update: I decided to list the set for $60 plus shipping on Etsy. My thought was that I would be willing to let them go for that price and if they didn’t sell, I would just keep them. Two hours (!) after listing them, they had sold to a woman in Denver. I happily packaged them up and shipped them out with a nice little profit to pocket!

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5 Things: Kitchen clean-out

December 16, 2011 in Decluttering with 0 Comments

My Five Things Challenge:

I have replaced a few items in the kitchen, so the old went to Goodwill:

*In an attempt to maintain a level of simplicity in my life and in my home, I have set a goal of removing 5 unwanted/unneeded items per week. The method of removal varies – some things I donate or give away, others I try to sell on ebay and Craigslist, and sometimes it is just a matter of throwing something away or recycling something that is no longer useful. Click on the link at the top of this post to see my original Five Things post and where the idea came from.*

29th Birthday

December 15, 2011 in Loving Life: Family, Friends, and Random Thoughts with 0 Comments

Yesterday began the last year of my twenties! I have always hated my birthday. Other ‘Christmas’ babies may be able to relate. Just around the middle of December is when all the Christmas activities start up. Family gatherings, work parties, shopping, etc. Or for some it is the last minute to savor some down time before things blow up. For that reason, my birthday parties growing up always had to be planned precariously and with the precaution that I shouldn’t be disappointed if my friends couldn’t come due to family commitments. Also, the type of party a winter baby can have is so limited by the weather – my childhood dreams of pool parties or going to Six Flags were just that – dreams. The line between my birthday and Christmas always seems to get blurred. Whether it is the santa birthday cake or the infamous “Oh, this is your birthday AND Christmas gift” (which really means they forgot your birthday until today, but had a Christmas present for you – luckily for them). I do realize these are first-world problems, so I try to take time to remember how truly blessed I am. But I also let myself grieve for my birthday, and all the expectations that never become experiences because of it’s timing.

That being said, this year was a good one. Bradley got me the Silhouette Cameo, and I had lots of sweet facebook wishes, a few special cards in the mail, and a few phone calls that brightened my day. We celebrated at Pappasitos with 1/2 price fajitas with a couple of friends. And I did wear the hat while they sang:) It was a great night and I felt very grateful!

Christmas in 2011

December 11, 2011 in Holidays with 0 Comments

I spent some time getting the rest of our decorations photographed this weekend. Now that I have created Pages for our Christmas decor over the years, I am only going to blog about new ornaments and locations each year from here on out. I showed the changes to the dining room and foyer a few days ago.

Our new ornaments this year came from our trips to Yosemite and Savannah:

The full tree – I used the pheasant feathers from my fall decorations and some of the curly gold picks for the tree topper this year instead of my traditional bow. Also, I used a fluffy red blanket as my tree skirt this year after an unfortunate incident with the crippled cat and the ties on the tree skirt last year.

In the kitchen, I dressed the window with an old red beaded wreath that I got from Bed, Bath and Beyond in college and the Dr. Suessish tree that Bradley gave me the first year we were married.

Last year, I broke down and bought a mosaic mirror tree from Target for the powder room. It fits the corner on the counter perfectly.

In the living room, I put out a mini poinsettia and Christmas cactus to brighten the ottoman and side table:

I put the African nativity on the buffet under the television. Because the nativity and table are both dark brown, I put out the gold snowflake runner to make the nativity show up more.