I’m taking a short Thanksgiving break today,
so I am re-sharing a post from 2016
A festive thing you can do for upcoming holiday gatherings,
is to set up a Mimosa station
All you need is a sign
and the ingredients for Mimosas!
I set up the Mimosa station on our bar
but you can set one up on a counter in your kitchen,
or on a table, on a bar cart, really anywhere
Mimosas are a cocktail made of champagne* and orange juice
They are often served at brunches and weddings
*You can also substitute sparkling water if you want a non alcoholic version
Here is the definition of mimosas from Wikipedia:
A mimosa cocktail consists of champagne (or other sparkling wine) and chilled citrus juice, usually orange juice. It is often served in a tall champagne flute at brunch, at weddings, or as part of business or first class service on some passenger railways and airlines.
To set up your station you will need an ice bucket
to keep the champagne chilled,
flute stemmed glasses, and orange juice
For the holidays I like to offer Cranberry juice as well,
the cranberry juice version is called a “Poinsettia”
You can read about the history of the Mimosa
and see other variations here
You can also include a bowl of cranberries for garnishing
I wanted to incorporate an evergreen branch
and a bright red ornament on my sign
I designed it in PicMonkey first,
which is a fast way to move things around
and to try out different fonts and designs
When I painted the sign I changed the design from vertical to horizontal
I used a short piece of board and painted it black
I practiced the branch strokes on paper
then painted quick short strokes of brown across the board
for the branches
I mixed Sap green with a very bright yellow green to indicate the greenery
The bright yellow green helps it stand out on the black
Next, lay in the big M for mimosa
{once the whole word is painted you will go back over the letters}
You can use a chalk outline for the letters if that feels more comfortable
before painting if you want, and then just paint over it
Continue making the letters,
using a circle for the O that will become the ornament
Now go back and finish sketching in the “merry”
I like to use this type of lettering because you can adjust the height
and slant of the letters to fit your space
Go back over the letters with another coat of white
Finish the ornament by painting it red,
leaving a white outline to make it stand out,
and adding a silver cap and hanger and a white highlight
I also added candy cane stripes to the m e r r y letters
Merry Mimosas!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday / Our Tiny Nest
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things