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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 pudding, but this was really a blessing in disguise. The instant pudding was so easy to make and just ...

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Easter, Easter Basket, easter decor, easter desserts, easter food, easter menu, easter recipes, easter table, vintage easter, vintage food, vintage kitchen, Vintage Recipes

3 Tips for the Perfect Easter Table

April 2, 2023 by thevettelfarm

Easter is fast approaching and nothing is more beautiful than a carefully, curated Easter table. Each year the bright Spring colors bring so much joy to the season and set the scene for a splendid holiday. These are three considerations that help to coordinate a well thought-out tablescape that is captivating, but also functional. Set a THEME Each year I devote a lose theme to center around for my Easter tablescape. It can be as simple as a color, animal, or concept. Last year I was very inspired by the antique putz sheep I had found and I developed an entire table around lambs for Easter. Another was focused on all pastel colors and the use of a chenille bedspread as my tablecloth. Other ...

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Easter, easter garden garden decor, easter hosting, easter ideas, easter table, easter tablescape, Garden, table, table ideas, tablescape, vintage decor, vintage garden, vintage home

This or That – Easter Basket Edition

March 23, 2023 by thevettelfarm

It is amazing how when you look closely at a new product, its roots are deeply grounded in vintage products. Which makes it no surprise that vintage inspired items are highly sought after today. Unlike their vintage counterparts, these newer vintage inspired products may lack the original character and often have a much lower price point. I love to compare the two side by side, so I started this segment, where each week I share different vintage inspired products and their vintage counterpart for you to choose which is your favorite! If you see a product you are interested in you can shop each picture! Here is an example of a vintage inspired product and it's original vintage (or sometimes ...

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Filed Under: Children, Uncategorized, Vintage Tagged With: basket ideas, bunnies, bunny, children's toy, Easter, Easter Basket, easter basket filler, easter basket ideas, easter baskets, easter bunny, easter decor, easter toy, vintage, vintage decor, vintage inspired

Our Favorite Easter Treats

April 11, 2022 by thevettelfarm

Carrot Patch Chocolate Muffins This recipe is so fun! I love to purchase chocolate muffins for this recipe or make your own! Add in a cute strawberry "carrot" and you are sure to have a delectable Easter brunch! Carrot Patch Chocolate Muffins 2 cups all-purpose flour2/3 cup brown sugar1/2 cup cocoa powder2 t. baking powder1/2 t. baking soda1/2 t. salt6 T. unsalted butter, melted1 1/2 cups buttermilk2 eggsStreusel Topping1/3 cup all-purpse flour3 T. brown sugar2 T. unsalted butter, softenedStrawberry "Carrots"6 strawberries1 package orange candy melts Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 6 jumbo muffin pan cups with paper liners. In a large bowl, ...

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Filed Under: Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: carrot patch, chocolate muffins, corn flake nests, Easter, easter brunch, easter dinner, easter ideas, easter lunch, easter recipes, easter table, italian bread, kids recipes, lamb cake, lambie cake

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 & Easter Book Wall

April 2, 2020 by thevettelfarm

One of our favorite things to unpack within our holiday totes, is the seasonal books we tuck away in each one. Halloween, Christmas, Fall, Spring, and Summer all play host to some fabulous children's books. These books are all wonderful to read, but also offer so much character and charm to any book wall. Here are just a few of our favorites for Spring and Easter. They make great additions to any Easter basket or to curl up and read with your kiddos. The titles are listed under each photo and each link is clickable if you want to add one to your collection! The Tale of Peter Rabbit  - This is the classic tale of Peter Rabbit! Little Cow - The Look at Me series that details the ...

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Filed Under: Children, DIY, Holidays Tagged With: Book Wall, Bookwall, Easter, Easter Basket, Easter Books, Spring, Spring Books

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There’s just something about an all-American state There’s just something about an all-American state fair… 🇺🇸🎡 The glow of carnival lights, striped awnings fluttering in the summer breeze, pie tins cooling beside blue ribbon quilts, and vintage treasures that feel stitched into the story of summer itself.

Don’t miss the @weatheredwhitebarn Summer sign sale this Friday, May 15th at 9am MST on her website! A portion of the profits will go to the Wounded Warrior Project! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

This little collection feels like a walk through the fairgrounds at golden hour, where every corner smells like lemonade and kettle corn, every song sounds a little nostalgic, and every piece carries that timeless red, white, and blue magic.✨✨

Vintage Americana will always feel like home to me. ❤️🤍💙

#statefair #countrylivingmagazine #americana #signsale
Maybe it’s the years of thrifting and collecting, Maybe it’s the years of thrifting and collecting, but I can’t look at the simplest objects without imagining what they could become. This little terracotta saucer started as an ordinary garden piece and ended as a cloche that feels like it belongs in an old weathered greenhouse. ✨

I love projects like this because they remind me that beauty doesn’t always have to be expensive or complicated. Sometimes it’s just seeing ordinary things in a different lens. ✨

#cloche #cottagegarden #vintagegarden #terracotta #cottagecoreaesthetic
Motherhood has been one of the most rewarding acco Motherhood has been one of the most rewarding accomplishments of my life… sticky hands wrapped around mine, the car rides, muddy boots by the door, and laughter echoing through our home long after the day is done.

My children are the reason ordinary days became the sweetest memories. They’ve filled my life with purpose and a kind of love that changes you forever.

Someday, I hope they remember the way home felt, warm cookies cooling on the counter, holiday magic, vintage treasures scattered about, and a Mom who loved them with her whole heart.

Being your mom is my favorite story I’ll ever tell. 🤍

Happy Mother’s Day to the women preserving memories, creating magic from ordinary moments, and loving deeply through every season. ❤️🍀🐣🇺🇸🎃🦃🎄

#mothersday #mothersdaygift #may #momsarethebest #momslife
Soft whites, gathered lavender, weathered details, Soft whites, gathered lavender, weathered details, and vintage pieces that feel like they’ve lived a hundred beautiful summers before finding their way here. This collection was inspired by slow garden mornings (which start very soon here for us in North Dakota). 🪻

This morning’s Etsy restock is filled with handpicked treasures ready for a new home and a new story. McCoy pottery, ironstone, garden decor, it’s all here! 

The garden gates are open… and every piece is waiting for someone who loves a little vintage romance as much as I do.

#etsyrestock #lavender #vintagegarden #cottagegarden
Unfortunate UPDATE - it did in fact work for ten m Unfortunate UPDATE - it did in fact work for ten minutes but then proceeded to play static over the movie 🫩 BUT per my research, the tape heads inside are dirty and I need to run a VHS cleaning tape through the TV. So two different cleaning VHS tapes will be arriving on Thursday and I will have an update for you, hopefully a good one so we can watch more Fried Green Tomatoes! 🍅

And before you ask, I did in fact use the tracking buttons to try and fix it, I surprisingly remembered how to do that, but it didn’t work. 🫠

#vhs #vhstv #tv #garagesalefinds #vcr
I swear these little vintage sewing tomatoes are k I swear these little vintage sewing tomatoes are keeping me sane. 🤪 They are my favorite thing to hunt for right now and every one I find is the best ever! 🍅

Cheers to vintage that brings you joy! ✨ What vintage brings you joy currently? 

#vintagesewing #vintagetomato #tomato #estatesalefinds
Turn memories into sparkling masterpieces! ✨✨This Turn memories into sparkling masterpieces! ✨✨This simple DIY uses Elmer’s glue and crushed diamonds (yes, like crushed glass!) to create glittering portraits that shine with love. Perfect for a heartfelt Mother’s Day gift — and they look absolutely charming in vintage frames. ✨ 

And excuse me, now I’m off to glitter my wedding portraits! 🥰🥰🥰

Comment GLITTER and I will send you the link for the glitter I used! 

#DIYPortraits #MothersDayGift #VintageCharm
My favorite curtain hack is back, but in red, whit My favorite curtain hack is back, but in red, white, and blue! 🇺🇸 Found these cute tablecloths at @homegoods and they make for the most festive curtains. And who says bunting is just for outdoors? Add bunting to your curtain rods for patriotic perfection! 🇺🇸

Comment BUNTING and I will send you the link to a few amazing bunting varieties! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

#bunting #patriotic #windowtreatment #curtains
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