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The Vettel Farm

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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 more cutie cats to add to my spooky collection. Glass cats or dogs are best, but plastic works ...

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ceramic cat, ceramic cats, ceramic dogs, halloween, halloween craft, halloween decor, halloween diy, spooky, vintage, vintage cat, vintage cats, vintage dog, vintage dogs

Halloween Finds at Walmart

September 11, 2022 by thevettelfarm

Wally World has truly stepped up their game this year, their Halloween decor is on point. So many options that are vintage inspired too! The true MVP is the ADORABLE vintage inspired cat yard stakes, which also come in a cutie ghost and pumpkin as well! This year's Halloween decor has a fun pop of color too! Minty green and pastels, along with really cute modern decor too! Tap the photo of each item to find it at Walmart! And Happy Halloween!       ...

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bat, Cat, Decorations, diy, fall decor, ghosts, halloween, halloween decor, Halloween Decorating, Halloween Decorations, jack-o-lantern, October, pumpkin, Trick or Treat, vintage halloween, Walmart

Best Halloween Sweatshirts of 2022

September 4, 2022 by thevettelfarm

It is currently 100 degrees in North Dakota, so I am hoping by sharing this blog post it may give Mother Nature the hint to cool down because I am ready for sweatshirt season! My uniform every Fall is cozy socks, leggings and a crew neck sweatshirt with adorable Fall and Halloween graphics. It is my favorite decorating get-up and each year I treat myself to a new sweatshirt! This year I really focused on vintage inspired graphics because those are always the ones that make me so happy! All of these are from small shops, so you are celebrating Fall and supporting a small business all in one click! I always love to ask everyone what their guess is for which one I am bringing home this ...

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Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: autumn, autumn fashion, autumn sweatshirts, fall, fall fashion, halloween, halloween decor, halloween fashion, halloween shirt, halloween sweatshirt, halloween sweatshirts, holiday celebration, holiday shirt, holiday sweatshirt, Holidays, spooky sweatshirts, sweatshirts

Kid’s Halloween Bedroom

October 15, 2021 by thevettelfarm

We ALWAYS use the "if you clean your room, you can decorate" tactic at The Vettel Farm. Most times it's a great excuse to deep clean the girls' bedroom so that we can sprinkle in some holiday fun. This year we tried to stick to a Hocus Pocus theme, all inspired by this fun barn wood sign we purchased. One of my favorite elements of this cute shelving unit is the vintage style die cuts we added. This witch is so cute and it even tells you your fortune. Vintage Halloween die cuts can be very expensive, but this one is such a reasonable price! Each of the girls has a jewelry box that they keep all of their treasures in too. This vintage blow mold was a recent garage sale find and ...

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Filed Under: Children, Uncategorized, Vintage Tagged With: bedroom holidays, bedroom ideas, girls bedroom, girls room, halloween, halloween bedroom, halloween decor, halloween ideas, halloween kids decor, holiday bedroom, kids bedroom, kids decor ideas, kids holiday, kids room

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Vintage Paper Mache Pumpkins!

October 9, 2021 by thevettelfarm

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! My great pumpkins Charlie, are all vintage paper mache pumpkins. These pumpkins have the characteristic spooky grin and colorful, charismatic painted insert. They are oh so fragile and worn with years of spooky delight. Here are a few tidbits on the history of these ghastly grins and how to determine if they are real or reproduction. They are one of my most favorite vintage Halloween collectibles! History Fall here at the farm is a time of harvest. This is where jack-o-lanterns originated, as they were often made out of large turnips or other fruits and vegetables. In Scotland and Ireland, neighbors would hang these jack-lanterns to create a path ...

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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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