This post is sponsored by 90+ Cellars and their assortment of delicious wine. All ideas and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep the crafts coming!
You guys! It feels like summer is flying by and I can’t even believe that the 4th of July is next week! Are you prepared for all the festivities? Don’t worry if you aren’t, because I partnered with 90+ Cellars and their bottles of tasty and affordable wines to bring you the perfect way to celebrate on not only the 4th, but all summer long with a DIY gradient bar cart and colorful mimosa popsicles!
Now that is one pretty bar cart is it not?! And can you believe that that it was made from an Ikea plant stand? All it took was a little spray paint and clear shellac sealant to transform the plain Ikea stand into the perfect summer bar cart.
And can we talk about those mimosa popsicles for a second? All those vibrant colors were made from fruit! Seriously. Well, I used blue curaçao and pineapple juice for the blue ones, but that vibrant pink is all natural thanks to pretty pitaya (aka pink dragon fruit).
So let me walk you through the process to make both.
Gradient Bar Cart DIY Supplies:
- Satsumas Ikea plant stand
- Flat Spray paint in 5-6 colors ( I used Montana gold brand in Strawberry, Malachite, Lychee, Shrimp, Banana, and Malachite lite)
- Spray shellac sealant.
Begin by spray painting the top and sides of the white top of the plant stand in diagonal bands. Once you have completed all the bands, go back and spray the lines were the two colors meet from a about 2 feet away from the surface to get a light blending spray.
Once all the colors are finished, let the paint dry and then give it a good solid coat of spray shellac sealant. Let the sealant cure and then repeat with a second coat. The last step is to assemble your plant stand turned bar cart.
Now for the popsicles!
Colorful Mimosa Popsicles:
- Zip top popsicle bags
- 90+ Cellars Prosecco with it’s notes of fresh peaches, ginger, and lilac lends itself particularly well with these mimosa popsicles
- Frozen strawberries, pineapple, pitaya
- Blue curaçao
- Simple syrup (heat 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar until the sugar dissolves and then let cool)
Blend equal parts frozen fruit and simple syrup to create your fruit purées. Then fill the popsicle molds half way with your fruit purée and top with the 90+ Cellars Prosecco. Hold upright to let the bubbles die down a bit and then seal the zip top and freeze. I made about 10 popsicles per bottle of prosecco.
For the different colors, I just mixed a combination of the above fruits and blue curaçao:
Bright Pink – Pitaya
Light Pink – Pitaya and Pineapple
Orange – Strawberry
Mint Blue – Pineapple and Blue curaçao
Blue – Same as above but more Blue curaçao
Yellow – Pineapple
Can you say yum?! And I love that although the prosecco is frozen, it retains is tingly bubbles as you eat the popsicles! Oh, and I totally didn’t even mean for the colors to match the bar cart. That was a complete and totally perfect accident! Hahaha!
Now that you know how to create your own colorful and boozy summer, go fourth and celebrate! See what I did there?!
July 4th, 2017 at 12:02 am
Where did you get your cocktail shaker?! Love it!
July 4th, 2017 at 12:47 am
Thank you! It is actually one of my new designs and will be for sale in October!
July 4th, 2017 at 1:25 am
Oh sweet! I'll be looking forward to it! If it's one of your handmade products do you mind if I ask where you got the plain clear cocktail shaker? I've been looking for one without the measurements on it for forever lol!
July 5th, 2017 at 12:08 pm
It's not actually a handmade one, I wish I could find a clear one too!
August 5th, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Hi Katie! I just wanted to let you know I started a kickstarter for my confetti cocktail shaker. You can pre-order one there. I would love your support on the launch! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/510452910/kailo-chic-home-colorful-barware-and-throw-pillows
July 7th, 2017 at 9:15 pm
What a fun project! Thanks for sharing. Did you also make the disco-ball planter? What a great room!
July 7th, 2017 at 9:19 pm
I did! You can find the tutorial for it over on the A beautiful Mess blog.
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