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The Vettel Farm

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Back to School Book Wall

August 22, 2022 by thevettelfarm

As a "retired" school counselor books about school are my specialty. School can be an intimidating place for many children and sometimes a friendly story about school can be just the ticket to help. Books about school are also great to share in the excitement of the start of the school year for your children. Decor For our book wall this year we incorporated a few "non-book" items that really added to the school nostalgia. We used a homemade garland of apples my daughters colored, school photos, vintage chalkboards, and some vintage school signs. Here is the apple printable we used. Other fun vintage style decor pieces could included vintage chalk boxes, crayon boxes, erasers, a flash ...

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: back to school, book collection, book rack, Book Wall, book walls, books, books for kindergarten, first day jitters, first day of school, school, school bell, school books, school time, September books

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

Fall Book Wall

September 24, 2021 by thevettelfarm

Fall is here and with every changing season I love to switch out the girls' book walls to celebrate! Choosing books with seasonal colors and creative stories to soak in autumn is always my goal. Books can include leaves, scarecrows, pumpkins, fall foods, harvest time, and the many other wonderful reasons to love fall. There are so many special stories out there to share with your children. These are a few of my favorites that we have added to our Fall library this year. The Very Last Leaf Sweep Leaf Man You're My Little Pumpkin Pie Because of an Acorn The Road Not Taken Leif and the Fall  Thanksgiving in the Woods Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn Stumpkin Hello, ...

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Filed Under: Children, Uncategorized Tagged With: autumn books, Book Wall, books, Bookwall, children's books, fall, fall books, fall reading, pumpkin books, reading

Three Things Thursday

July 29, 2021 by thevettelfarm

I can't believe another week has flown by! It seems as this entire summer is just flashing before my eyes! It probably doesn't help that I am planning for Fall and Christmas at the moment. Magazines and books are my favorite sources of inspiration for the holidays. I love looking at a photo and then pulling new concepts into the design elements to create something new. My favorite source currently leads me to my #1 this week! 1. Country Living Christmas Books - Country Living magazine has a great suite of books all centered on Christmas. I love flipping through the pages to get inspo for the upcoming holiday season. Most of the books even have some tasty recipes too. These are my ...

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Filed Under: Holidays, Home Decor, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vintage Tagged With: bagel pizza, books, Christmas decor, Christmas inspiration, Country Living, Country Living Magazine, dollhouse furniture, etsy shop, Jadeite, olympic rings, olympics, olympics party, olympics recipes, sweetcardsshop, vintage treasures

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Let’s make a JAM-o-rita! 🍓 Every few weeks I Let’s make a JAM-o-rita! 🍓 Every few weeks I get to enjoy my favorite type of margarita, one made with the remaining jam at the bottom of the jar. 

Jam-o-Rita
Add ice to your jam jar. Shoot for 1 T. of remaining jam in the jar. Add in 1 shot of tequila, lime juice and a few splashes of margarita mix of sparkling water. Shake! I like to rim the jar after this step with lime juice and salt. Enjoy! 🍋‍🟩

P.S. Any type of jam will work! 

#jam #margarita #margaritas🍹 #jamorita #grannychic #grandmillennial
I collect yardsticks for two reasons: 1) To create I collect yardsticks for two reasons: 1) To create these STARS! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and 2) I have a hope that someday I will be able to fill the risers of my basement stairway with them, probably in 20 years or so! 😆 

If you don’t have yardsticks, the vintage folding rulers work great for stars too! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#vintageruler #yardstick #patrioticdecor #stars #vintagestyle
I am adding in all the final patriotic details at I am adding in all the final patriotic details at our house for a fabulous ✨vintage summer✨!

What decor pieces scream vintage SUMMER to you? 🇺🇸☀️🍦⚾️ ⛺️👙🍉🌻⛱️

#summerdecor #vintagesummer #vintagehomestyle #summervibes
Gardening can be SO MUCH WORK in the beginning bu Gardening can be  SO MUCH WORK in the beginning but it is truly worth the work in the end. Every year we plant A LOT of pumpkins to use in all our fall decorations. We plant them from seed and transplant to the garden. I can’t wait to see all of them this fall. 

Fall is 117 days away, but who’s counting! 🙋🏻‍♀️

#pumpkinpatch #gardenlove #pumpkins #gardening
I’m ready for an all American summer! ❤️🇺 I’m ready for an all American summer! ❤️🇺🇸❤️ Here are the mandatory events:

🇺🇸Host a backyard BBQ 
🇺🇸Attend a Fireworks show
🇺🇸Red, white & blue everything
🇺🇸Hit the Great Outdoors
🇺🇸Have a Summer Soundtrack
🇺🇸 Enjoy Classic American Treats
🇺🇸 Do Iconic American Activities - think Baseball games, Drive-in movies, County or state fairs!

What’s on your list? ☀️🍉🌻🇺🇸

#americanna #america #vintagesummer #charcuterie
I don’t think I’ve met a vintage tin that I di I don’t think I’ve met a vintage tin that I didn’t love. 🙌🏻 They are perfect for storage, stacking or the most beautiful blooms. The colors on this set scream SUMMER! They are both available now in my Etsy shop. 💙❤️💛

Hope you are all having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! 

#vintagetin #vintagetins #florals #memorialweekend
Done and Done! You don’t have to tell me twice. Done and Done! You don’t have to tell me twice.  I have never felt bad for buying more vintage. 

💚 It reduces waste. Just think you are keeping those items out of landfills.

💚 One of a kind style, that is often made with high quality materials. Vintage lasts a lifetime. 

💚 Vintage can be cost effective (besides a few crazy thrift stores) and can sometimes have investment potential. I often believe this of my jadeite collection, many values have almost tripled. 

💚 Vintage pieces have history! They each tell a story and carry charm with them. 

Have I convinced you yet? Isn’t that jingle catchy! 

#jadeite #jadite #jadeitejade #buyvintage #supportsmallbusiness #vintagehome
Riding my bike in the summer growing up was the ul Riding my bike in the summer growing up was the ultimate freedom. We would ride to our friend’s houses, to the lake, and everywhere in between. 🚲 It’s the essence of summer fun! 

Each year I like to add a few decor pieces to vintage bikes to display around our farm. They bring me back to those childhood days of freedom. From flowers to patriotic decor, they each add a decorative flair to welcome summer. ❤️🚲❤️

#bike #bikedetailing #farmdecor #patriotic #patrioticdecor
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