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The Vettel Farm

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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 themed  subscription service to get the best artisanal breads, pastas, and pastries delivered to us ...

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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

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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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This is what nostalgia looks like in red, white, a This is what nostalgia looks like in red, white, and blue. 🇺🇸 An antique carousel horse, weathered crocks, and American flags waving in the summer breeze.

Maybe that’s why we love old things. They remind us of county fairs, Main Streets, front porch conversations, and summers that seemed to last forever. Not because the past was perfect, but because these treasures help us hold on to the memories that matter most.

Here’s to preserving history, celebrating Americana, and finding beauty in the stories that came before us. ❤️🤍💙

#VintageAmericana #AntiqueDecor #VintageStyle #AmericanaDecor
I found a Sandlot VHS the other day at the thrift, I found a Sandlot VHS the other day at the thrift, so naturally we needed the decor to match. Baseballs, bats, popcorn, peanuts, s’mores and the classic Pool Rules for Squints. 😆 But the best piece is my Dad’s childhood Red Sox jacket! ⚾️ 

What’s your favorite Sandlot scene? 🐾

#sandlot #baseball #baseballlife⚾️ #vintagehome
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Happy Memorial Day! 🇺🇸 AI images are starting to r Happy Memorial Day! 🇺🇸 AI images are starting to really get me down,  so here are a few real collections, faded colors, timeworn details, and the kind of nostalgia that can’t be generated by a prompt. Every flag, crockery, rusty sign, and patriotic trinket carries a little piece of history with it.

Americana was never meant to be perfect. It was meant to be lived in. 🇺🇸

#americana #america #redwhiteandblue🇺🇸 #memorialday #memorialday🇺🇸
The most clever way to showcase an American Flag, The most clever way to showcase an American Flag, with a flower frog! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

#americanflag #flowerfrog #flags #memorialday🇺🇸
Unfortunately an @amazon Alexa is not cute or vint Unfortunately an @amazon Alexa is not cute or vintage BUT I have a fun trick to take any antique radio to the next level with modern technology! 

An excellent $5 garage sale purchase! ✨✨✨

#antiqueradio #radio #radiostreaming #alexa #vintageradio
I find vintage books all the time, so I’m always l I find vintage books all the time, so I’m always looking for unique ways to use them and display them. For this DIY, I rolled the pages of vintage books into delicate little holders for faux florals, turning worn paper and timeworn pages into something full of charm.

Sometimes the loveliest décor comes from the things people overlook at antique stores and thrift shops. A faded book. A little imagination. These would be fantastic for any season, wouldn’t they be magical for Christmas?!?! 

#vintagebook #books #fauxflorals #antiquebooks
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