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The Vettel Farm

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Vintage Easter Desserts Inspired by Vintage Advertisements

April 14, 2025 By thevettelfarm

Scrolling Pinterest one day I came across the most adorable vintage Easter advertisements. They were mostly desserts and they all had darling graphics. Each of the recipes were quite unusual, or I should say not the norm. I find it so interesting how trends in recipes have evolved throughout the years. I made it my mission to try a few of these unique retro recipes and here is how it went! Jello Pudding Pie On this ad, you will notice a few different recipes. I focused on the Easter Sunday Pie because that looked the most delectable for Easter. I made the mistake of purchasing instant ...

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DIY Match Striker with Vintage Glassware

February 3, 2025 By thevettelfarm

When I say this project is E-A-S-Y and so very satisfying, I mean it! I thought it would be fun to incorporate some minty green matches into my candle set up in our kitchen and the matches came with the striker stickers. So naturally, I had to find a piece of jadeite to complete the set up. This sweet little piece of jadeite that I used is a Jeannette custard cup. The Jeannette Glass Company was an American glass manufacturer known for producing Jadeite, a popular green milk glass. The company was founded in 1898 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, and initially focused on making bottles before ...

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Thrifted Spooky Cats & Dogs

August 16, 2024 By thevettelfarm

Have you ever strolled up to a garage sale and seen the most sad, adorable ceramic pet staring at you? It happens to me all the time and I can never determine what I would do with these darling vintage pets, until now! This is a great way to reuse a vintage ceramic cat or dog, or really whatever animal you would like to add some spookiness for the Halloween season. Supplies Vintage ceramic cats or dogs (Here are a few inexpensive options I found online) Black spray paint Hot glue gun Small witch hats (I used these!) Directions 1. Enjoy the hunt. I loved searching for ...

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Pack the Perfect “Vintage Style” Picnic

May 23, 2023 By thevettelfarm

Packing the perfect picnic entails three elements; good food, a good blanket, and a good basket. Using vintage elements for your picnic takes your picnic to another level of sophistication. The girls and I decided we wanted to create a bucket list of sorts for the summer and going on a picnic was at the top of our list! So let's walk through the elements of the perfect "vintage style" picnic, so that you can add this to your bucket list for the summer too. Good Food Food is the central showpiece of every great picnic, so it deserves time and attention. We have been using the Wildgrain ...

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2 Ways to Use Garden Seeds as Mother’s Day Gifts

May 2, 2023 By thevettelfarm

Wonderful Spring, the time when we can celebrate all of the amazing mothers, grandmothers, and soon to be mothers in the world. What better way to celebrate Mom this year than with a few pretty garden seeds. Today I am sharing two fun ways to display a variety of fun garden seeds for you to give to your favorite Mom out there. Each of these took under 5 minutes to create and they have a big impact! I fell in love with the Valley Greene garden seed packets because of the minty green color and I had to use them in a fun way as a gift. Both my Mom and Mother-In-Law love to garden, so these ...

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Hello, I'm Courtney, also know as The Vettel Farm! I’m a proud wife and mom to three little girls living on our farm in western North Dakota. I love all things crafting, cooking, creating, and collecting. I am a school counselor by day, but vintage loving DIY gal by night.
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Thrift stores will start to put out Fall and Hallo Thrift stores will start to put out Fall and Halloween very soon! Keep your eye on the lookout for vintage jack-o-lanterns pails! πŸŽƒ 

They make for a spectacular tree! πŸ§‘πŸ–€

#fall #halloweentree #halloween #jackolanterns
Such an easy way to create a simple bird bath and Such an easy way to create a simple bird bath and a great way to use an imperfect ironstone piece! ✨✨✨ 

Do you love to watch the birds? 

#birdbath #ironstone #ironstonecrushin #gardendiy
This collection had some great pieces! I loved the This collection had some great pieces! I loved the vintage vibe! πŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒ Debated on the cool pumpkin gumball machine but picked up a few other fun pieces! πŸˆβ€β¬› I will share my haul in stories tomorrow! πŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒ

#halloween #vintagehalloween #michaelscraftstore #halloweenπŸŽƒπŸ‘»
Had to make my own SPOOKY sweatshirt for the kicko Had to make my own SPOOKY sweatshirt for the kickoff of SPOOKY SEASON today! πŸ‘»πŸ•·οΈπŸŽƒ We got all our supplies from @hobbylobby and used my @cricut EasyPress Mini for this project! 

Raise your hand if you are excited for SPOOKY season! And wait til you see the vintage inspired patches I found to go with this Spooky design! πŸ–€πŸ§‘πŸ–€πŸ§‘

#codeorange #halloween #spookyseasonπŸ‘»πŸ˜ˆπŸ’€β˜ οΈπŸŽƒπŸ¦‡ #spookyseason #dΔ±y
Happy 4th of July Eve! 🧨 What are your plans for t Happy 4th of July Eve! 🧨 What are your plans for the 4th? πŸŸπŸ’™β›΅οΈπŸŽ‡πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβ€οΈπŸ§¨

#nostalgia #4thofjuly #4thofjulyparty #vintage
An oldie, but a goodie! I made this flag several y An oldie, but a goodie! I made this flag several years ago and took it apart to recreate the how-to! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Someday I really want to create one with brighter fabrics, maybe next year! I hope you are all gearing up for a fun Fourth! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβ€οΈπŸ’™πŸŒ­πŸŸβ›΅οΈπŸŽ‡πŸ§¨

#fourthofjuly #ragflag #fourthofjulyweekend #flag #cribmattress
Last summer I lost so many vintage Christmas ornam Last summer I lost so many vintage Christmas ornaments in a freak flood in the lower part of our crawl space. When I tell you it was so depressing to see so many ornaments covered in mold and all of the color peeling off of them, it was bad 😞 

But yesterday I found the most magical collection at an estate sale. The entire basement was Christmas, it was like a dream. I am so thankful to have found these and I will definitely cherish them! Cheers to halfway to Christmas! πŸŽ„β€οΈπŸ’šβ€οΈπŸ’šπŸŽ„

#christmas #vintagechristmasdecor #vintagechristmas #shinybrite
I have so many vintage soda crates, so better find I have so many vintage soda crates, so better find a way to use them! Here are three simple ways to use them for the Fourth! β€οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβ€οΈ

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Centerpiece
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Utensil Caddy
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Condiment Crate

Which is your favorite? 

#fourthofjuly #vintagesoda #sodacrate #vintagefourth
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