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The Vettel Farm

DIY, Home Decor, & Lifestyle blog

Milk Glass Tiered Tray DIY

March 16, 2022 by thevettelfarm

When I began collecting jadeite, milk glass was always close behind. I often think of them as sisters, they share many patterns and both have that consistent milky appearance that we all know and love. FireKing milk glass has always been my favorite. I often recommend to others that milk glass is a great first collection because they are inexpensive and easy pieces to find. Hobnail milk glass is milk glass that has the small dots as a texture. This is my favorite style of milk glass. I loved the idea of creating something new with my milk glass pieces and what more versatile than a tiered tray! The key to this project is finding milk glass pieces that work well together. It is ...

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Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Uncategorized, Vintage Tagged With: diy, diy craft, diy projects, Jadeite, milk glass, milk glass collection, milk glass diy, milk glass project, spring diy, spring project, tiered, tiered tray, tiered trays

Spring Living Room

March 16, 2022 by thevettelfarm

    Topiaries | Moss Bunnies | Butterflies | Bust Planter | Moss Ball | Moss Bunnies Set of 3 | Garland | Birch Cloche | Rug | Tulips Spring was in the air today, it was 65 degrees in North Dakota! Our family room is decked to the nines in bright springtime tones and lush greenery, I mean faux greenery. For our mantle this year I decided to do a "moss" theme inspired by all the fun moss bunnies I have been finding lately. We got a new rug in our living room space and I think this is my all time favorite! The colors are just perfect, neutral but a faint hint of green. The crowning jewel of the room is the faux tulips that took center stage. I use these all spring ...

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Filed Under: Home Decor, Uncategorized Tagged With: busts, cloche, cloches, fau tulips, faux flowers, faux greenery, living room, living room rug, moss, moss bunnies, moss mantle, ruggable, Spring, Spring Decor, spring finds, spring home decor, springtime, topiaries

St. Patrick’s Day Book Wall

March 8, 2022 by thevettelfarm

This may go down as my favorite book wall of all time. Rainbows, unicorns, leprechauns, and lots of GOLD make all of these books perfect for the magical spring season. Each of them offers a great Irish tale or whimsical unicorn story. Tap the link below to add each title to your reading collection for your littles! We got new shelves for our book wall and we can fit SO MANY books on them. We also can include fun little holiday items, like gnomes, stuffed animals, photos, and other holiday decor pieces. Find our shelves here! The Magic Hat Shop by Sonja Wimmer The Leprechaun's Gold by Pamela Duncan Edwards and Grumpycorn by Sarah McIntyre Unicorn Club by Suzy ...

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Filed Under: Children, Holidays, Uncategorized Tagged With: book ledge, Book Wall, books, children's bedroom, children's books, holiday book wall, holiday books, Irish, leprechaun books, march books, picture ledge, springtime books, St. Paddy's Day, st. paddy's day books, St. Patrick's Day, st. patrick's day books, unicorn books

Four Leaf Clover Ciabatta Bread

March 5, 2022 by thevettelfarm

When it comes to bread baking, simplicity is always my genre! This recipe is so very simple and very festive for Spring and St. Patrick's Day of course! The use of frozen dinner rolls makes this baking project easy for kiddos and beginners alike. The four leaf clovers are adorable and you could create any springtime scene with any type of veggies or herbs that you have on hand. Ingredients Rhodes Texas Dinner Rolls Olive Oil Green Onions Green Peppers Jalapeños Thyme Sprigs Dill Directions Grease a 9x13 baking dish or large cookie sheet. Place your frozen dinner rolls in the pan and let rise for 4-5 hours. Once rolls have risen, use your fingers to ...

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Filed Under: jadeite, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: bread, breadbaking, breadmaking, ciabatta, clover, clover bread, easy bread, festive food, food, four leaf clover, frozen bread, frozen dinner rolls, holiday food, irish food, st paddys day food, St. Patrick's Day, st. pattys day dinner

Vintage Lamp Base DIY Candle Holders

March 4, 2022 by thevettelfarm

Vintage lamps are always so unique and quirky. They have been on the top of my thrifting list lately because of all the fun up-cycles you can create with them. Today I am going to share two easy up-cycles for a pair of milk glass thrifted lamps I found recently. These lamps would be entirely perfect on their own as lamps, but if you aren't in the market for lamps, they can make the perfect cloche base or even pair of candle holders. This DIY was so very simple, anyone can do it! Supplies vintage lamp(s) nut & bolt cloche candles hot glue (optional) Directions Unscrew the mechanical parts of the lamp. Most lamps unscrew in many different pieces. You can ...

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Filed Under: DIY, Uncategorized Tagged With: candle, candle holder, candle stick, candles, cloche, diy, diy craft, diy home decor, diy projects, home decor, lamp, milk glass, vintage diy, vintage lamp, vintage upcycle

St. Patrick’s Day Sweatshirts

February 24, 2022 by thevettelfarm

Being that I am VERY Irish, I figured I better get my four leaf clovers in order and share a few fun sweatshirts so you all don't get pinched on St. Patrick's Day. There are so many fun variations to choose from; clovers, lucky variations and even a few vintage inspired sweatshirts too! No matter what you do, make sure you wear green on St. Patrick's Day and if you are Irish wear those colors proudly! ...

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Filed Under: Holidays, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ireland, Irish, Irish fashion, Luck of the Irish, March, St. Paddy's Day, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day Fashion, St. Patrick's Day Fun, St. patty's, wear green

Vintage Easter Wreath DIY

February 22, 2022 by thevettelfarm

Last year I fell in love with a vintage Easter wreath that was chalk full of adorable vintage Easter trinkets. The colors were so vibrant and it was such a charming arrangement of sweet little Easter baubles. I made it my mission to start hunting for these small Easter collectibles to create my own wreath and the process was very simple. Vintage Easter items can be slightly more difficult to find and on the more expensive side, so I did incorporate some vintage reproduction pieces into the wreath. Overall I love the arrangement and all the cheerful colors, it just screams SPRING! Supplies Foam Wreath Form Iridescent Tinsel Garland (I used this garland) Vintage Style Easter ...

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bunnies, Easter, easter decor, easter wreath, spring wreath, vintage decor, vintage easter, vintage easter bunny, vintage wreath, wreath, wreath diy, wreathmaking, wreaths

Spring Target Finds

February 16, 2022 by thevettelfarm

February can be quite blustery in North Dakota, so the thought of Spring is a bright light in the depths of winter. I am loving some of the sweet, new Spring decor items from Target recently. I rounded up a few of my favorites. Several are great staple decor pieces, several are great Easter decor pieces, and they are all guaranteed to get you in the mood for Spring! I will be sprinkling in little bits of Spring over the next few weeks, these will all be great additions to my springtime decor. Click the photo to shop! And if you are lucky enough to live near a Target (mine is 2 hours away) then run on over to the dollar spot to find these adorable topiaries and wooden bunnies ...

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Filed Under: Home Decor, Uncategorized Tagged With: easter decor, Spring, Spring Decor, spring decorating, spring home decor, spring shopping, spring target, springtime, target, target finds, target shopping

Spring Arrangement with Essential Oils

February 15, 2022 by thevettelfarm

I can hear the pitter patter of Spring. It seems far away, but it will be here before we know it! This easy arrangement is a great transition from winter to spring. It offers the cozy glow of a warm candle, with the sweet scent of essential oils from Far & Wild. What could be more perfect than a stunning arrangement that can then be used to create the perfect spa treatment, lavender infused bath salts. Supplies Clear glass vase Epsom Salt Candle Essential Oils from Far & Wild (I used Lavender & Lemon) Dried Lavender How To Fill your glass vase with Epsom salt, about 1/3 full Add 6-8 drops of each essential oil - find my favorites here! Nestle ...

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: arrangement, bath salts, essential oil, essential oils, far and wild, lavender, lavender bath salt, oils, Spring, spring arrangement, spring diy, springtime

5 MORE Ways to Display Vintage Valentines

January 31, 2022 by thevettelfarm

I just can't stop with how adorable all of these vintage valentines are, so I came up with five MORE ways to display them! Many of you asked where to find vintage valentines and the simple answer is, EVERYWHERE! I find them at garage sales, antique shops, online, and auctions. If you can't find them in your area, this vintage valentine book is a wonderful option. 1. Collage I found an adorable scrapbook at an auction of someone's keepsake valentines. They were the perfect base for these collages. These frames make this project so simple. Take your valentines and arrange them into the matte frame. I did not affix them, but just simply used the glass to keep them in place. Such a fun way to ...

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Filed Under: Holidays, Uncategorized Tagged With: be mine, holiday decor, valentien display, Valentine, valentine decor, valentine decorating, valentine diy, Valentine's Day, vintage decor, Vintage Valentine, vintage valentines

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Give me all the vintage strawberries and cherries! Give me all the vintage strawberries and cherries! 🍓🍒🍓🍒 These faux strawberry stems were the real inspo this year, so fun to tuck into any summer arrangement! 

Comment STRAWBERRY and I will send you the link! 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
I’m so excited to bring these planters back to l I’m so excited to bring these planters back to life and to incorporate a few new ideas too! Which is your favorite? 

💜 Antique Chair
💜 Antique Washing Machine 
💜 Cream Can
💜 Concrete Planters 
💜 Wash Tub on it’s side! 

#vintageplanter #garden #vintagegarden #gardening
Refrigerator magnets can be special too…. Vint Refrigerator magnets can be special too…. 

Vintage Frames + Strong Magnets = A Beautiful GIFT for anyone to enjoy! 💗💗💗💗

I always feel bad that I’m not one of those moms that loves the countless papers or art creations all over my fridge. But I do love their smiling faces! 💗💗💗💗

#magnet #vintageframes #refridgerator #diycrafts #vintageart
When I tell you I dragged my feet on this project When I tell you I dragged my feet on this project forever,  I truly did. I could not wrap my brain around how to get the back off of a watch, but it is so darn easy! This project literally took me 10 minutes. 

So a few notes, to take the back off of a watch,it’s very simple. You’re going to put a small amount of hot glue on the back of the watch and then glue on a wooden pencil. Let it dry then you’re going to simply twist and it will pop right off. When you’re ready to put the back on the watch, simply peel the glue off and pop it back on.

The other gadget that made this project so simple was the Polaroid printer that I have. I simply took a picture of an existing picture, printed it, and then cut it out by tracing the back of the watch.

The photo itself slips right in front of the watch mechanism so you don’t even have to take anything out if you wanted to keep the watch itself intact. 

I chose to do my mom and both of my grandma’s and I cannot tell you how happy this project makes me feel to see their smiling faces. 💗💗💗💗

Comment PRINTER and I’ll send you the link of the Polaroid printer that I used! Don’t forget to look at that jewelry table at the next garage sale you’re at for those fancy vintage watches! 

#watch #mothersday #mothersdaygifts #vintagewatch
I don’t know about you, but garage sale (or tag I don’t know about you, but garage sale (or tag sale as Martha would say) season brings me so much joy! ✨ We had a great day and found lots of new treasures on Friday!Saturday we doubled up and went to the Junk Market too! My heart (and trunk) is full! Check out my stories today to see all my “junk”! ✨✨✨✨

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Flatlay Friday SHOP MY SQUARE 🐎How this sale wo Flatlay Friday SHOP MY SQUARE
🐎How this sale works🐎
🌹Be the first to claim an item with SOLD or ME and corresponding letter. I will DM you with a link to an Etsy invoice on Sunday to complete your purchase! Please message me when you have claimed an item.
🌹Questions do not hold items nor do shipping questions. Shipping is not included in the price.

A - Manchester European Style Biscuits Big Sioux Line Tin - some peeling/rust- $58 + Shipping 
B - Midcentury Regal Ware Supreme Pitcher - $28 + Shipping 
C- Antique Fretwork Corbels Set of 2 Bird - $120 + Shipping 
D - Framed “Ruby” with Doilie - with glass - $32 + Shipping 
E - Antique ornate frame - with glass - no backing - $28 + Shipping
F - Antique Framed “Rural Quietude” $52 + Shipping 
G - Pair Antique Serving Spoons - Oxford Silver Plate Co. & Crown Silver $36 + Shipping 

#flatlayfriday #flatlayfridaysale #fridaysale #derbyday #vintagedecor
A thrifted vintage Derby hat has the opportunity f A thrifted vintage Derby hat has the opportunity for a second life—as the star of my DIY Kentucky Derby centerpiece! A little color, a few fresh flowers, and voilà… the perfect touch of Southern sass and charm for race day. Who says hats are just for heads?

#kentuckyderby #kentuckyderbyhats #centerpiecesideas #derbyday
Yeehaw! We are celebrating our birthday girl in tr Yeehaw! We are celebrating our birthday girl in true rodeo style! We wrangled up some crafty fun with these DIY travel cups, complete with snacks, keychains, and coin purses—all made with love (and supplies) from @michaelsstores 

These are perfect for any travel occasion! 

Follow @michaelsstores and share how you #MakeItWithMichaels

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