Pyrex And Fire King

This picture is a close up of an Amaryllis plant I have in my office that's in bloom.

This is one of two teal Fire King mugs I found at a local secondhand store.  The both of them are in good condition.

I have a Fire King mug collection I'm slowly building up.  In solid colors I have the teal, white and pink mugs above.

These Pyrex divided serving dishes were found at secondhand stores.  The blue one is a Delphite Bluebelle
Cinderella oval divided serving dish.  I couldn't find any information on the white dish before posting this post.

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Lamp, Pyrex And A Brooch

My boyfriend has a new hobby, he's been going to auctions.  This lamp was one of his buys, it looks old but is a new lamp made to look old and its a great addition to our office.

These three Pyrex casserole dishes were a find at a local secondhand store.  I almost missed them because they were on a trolley waiting to be put on the shelves.  The pattern is Town And Country.

This bowl pattern is also Town And Country.

This necklace is actually a Sarah Coventry brooch that I put onto a chain as I get more opportunities to wear it this way.

Sarah Coventry was started by Charles H. Stuart in Newark, New York in 1949. In 1984 the company stopped operating and a Canadian company bought the rights and Sarah Coventry name.

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Fairies And Finds

The above pictures are by Cicely Mary Barker she was an illustrator best known for her work on fairies and flowers.  She was born June 28th 1895 in Croydon, Surrey, England and passed away February 16th 1973.

These pictures are out of a book called A Flower Fairy Alphabet illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.  I picked the book up for a friend for Christmas but she already had this copy.  So I picked up a frame that has a mat that holds three pictures at a secondhand store.  My boyfriend sanded the frame for me I painted it white.  I put the pictures with the letters of her name behind the mat and framed it up.

This canister I can't see any markings on though my boyfriend says he can see the Fire King symbol.  I found a picture of a set of canisters that look like mine.  The canisters are Fire King Groovy Flower by Anchor Hocking .  So my boyfriend may be right.

This white frosted chip and dip bowl set is a nice addition to my collection.  It was an end of the day secondhand store shopping find.

From The Family Collection

I picked this picture because I like mountains and snow pictures and the hikers make it an interesting photo.

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Second Time Around Finds

From The Family Collection

I took this picture when I still lived at home it's an old car my dad had in the field on the property.

The above aprons reminded me of the 50's and 60's they were all found at secondhand stores.
Pyrex
1st Row
Two vintage Pyrex divided serving dishes with the Snowflake pattern with lids.  On the top is a small square vintage Turquoise Pyrex bowl.
2nd Row
Vintage oval sage green gold scroll Pyrex casserole dish.
Vintage Pyrex divided serving dish in the Dandelion pattern missing the lid.
3rd Row
Two small round Pyrex casserole dishes with lids in the Butterprint pattern.

The two costume jewelry necklaces on each end are made by Coro. The necklace in the middle is an unsigned piece.

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Happy New Year And A Look At Glass

All the best to you and yours in the coming New Year.

I found this piece at the secondhand store.  It looks like ones I've seen at Home Depot though I don't know what to call it.  It also reminded me of a clock my grandmother had on her wall when I was growing up.  My mom says that clock was from the 1960's.

The above pictures of glass I found at the secondhand stores These pieces have no markings, I'm not sure if it would be considered art glass.

The above glass vases are flea market finds. 

This signed paperweight was made by Selkirk Glass in Scotland, their paperweights are one of a kind as they are all handblown.  It was started by Peter Homes and Ron Hutchison in 1977.  Their paperweights can be found in museums around the world.

From The Family Collection

This beautiful old hall is in the community I grew up in.  It was built in 1919 and was built by Swedish immigrants. Inside they have beautiful murals, I believe they were scenes of them building the hall.  It's been so many years since I've  been in the hall so I don't know if the murals are still there.

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Winter Scenes And Christmas Wishes

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Wishing You A Merry Christmas

From The Family Collection

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

And a Happy New Year!

Good tidings to you wherever you are;

Good tidings for Christmas

And a Happy New Year!

I found the above picture in my dad's cousin's collection.  I believe this is from an aunt in England on the back it says from a Dicken's film.  I'm using it because it reminds me of carollers.

The first picture is of elves I've found at a second hand stores.
The small snowmen I got from a family member.
The last picture has a bigger elf I got from my grandmothers collection and I remember from childhood the other elf's and Santa's I got from second hand stores.

The carollers I picked up at the second hand store and the green feather trees at a garage sale.

I found the Peace and Noel words at the dollar store.

Deck The Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly,

Fa la la la la, la la la la,

Tis the season to be jolly,

Don we now our gay apparel,

Toll the ancient Yuletide carol.

Fast away the old year passes,

Hail the new, ye lads and lasses,

Sing we joyous altogether,

Headless of wind and weather.

The wreath in the picture above made me think of the above song.

With this last week leading up to the Christmas week I hope it's a calm and enjoyable time for you I'm hoping for this miracle but mine usually plays out like National Lampoons Christmas if you seen the movie I think you get the picture.

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