Real Wahms of SA: Elizna has an awesome prize for you

 Get ready to just pass out from cuteness!!! when I first heard about Elizna and her personalized cups for little ones I thought, now really does a little kid need a special cup?!? then I looked through her work and the answer is a resounding YES!!! OMW YES!!!

It is so cute!!! and guess what, she is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a R150 voucher to get their own Boeretroos mug!!! go on, read about this amazing Wahm then enter our comp!

 

Tell us about your family

 I saw a quote on Facebook the other day:  “I live in a madhouse ruled by a tiny army that I made myself.”  – I love my army, and they are a true blessing in my life. I live with my husband and two daughters Anria (3) and Alise (6 months) on the outskirts of Stellenbosh.

 

Why did you become a work from home mom
In a way I never knew anything else….My dad is an entrepreneur, he had to travel a lot when we were kids, my mom made the decision to rather be there for us than to follow her career. While my dad did his job, my mom looked after us, drove us around, did my dad’s admin, taught us a many crafts, and later started her own Guesthouse – we learned things no school or varsity could ever teach us. I wanted to do be able to do the same for my children…

 I got married (my husband is also involved in a family business), and we quickly realized I could make some money as a freelance designer while looking for a job closer to home or one that would at least pay enough to cover my gas.  By the time I found a job that offered better pay, I already had a few regular clients – this was the start of Letter Chef. 

5 Years later our first daughter, Anria was born, I was so glad I could be with her as she grew up.

 
What was the most unexpected part of becoming a wahm

…I was a new mom with a fairly established home business, and I thought:  “Maternity leave mmm, not nessecary, I’ll just work when the baby sleeps “ (BIG SURPRISE THERE)

 

What has been the hardest part

Learning to say no, and referring potential new clients to other designers – if you sell time you have to make a decision between your business and your kids.  In the end that which you can’t measure is where you’ll lose the most – It is possible to measure your busniess’s performance, but how do you measure quality time with your kids?

  

What is the most rewarding

Being there for my kids and being able to manage my own time – even if it means working at night

  

What is your day like

See Q1 – no I’m kidding, we have an olmost 7 month old baby in the house – our routine is slowly getting established…I mainly work at night, and run around during the day.  Luckily my eldest daughter loves drawing and painting, she loves ‘helping me work’

 
Tell us about your business

Letterchef is a graphic design & illustration studio, I love typography – letters are the main ingredient in the logo’s and monograms we create. 

Koppie Boeretroos is very new  – I hand illustrate babycino (espresso sets)…

 

Where did business idea and name come from

Letter Chef – Q2 – I tried to come up with a name for my studio resembling my love for letters & typography, I asked my mom’s help and she came up with Letterchef.

You can read the Koppie Boeretroos’s story here:  https://letterchef.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/boeretroos/

 

 

What sets you apart

I love what I do, and care about the people I’m working for (some clients are like family, and others become family – one of my clients actually married my sister 😉 –  I draw with my hand before anything goes to computer, I’m an expert working with type and I love letters….

  
What are your prices

With graphic design it really depends on the project….our babycino sets start at R120 per cup

 
Where do you see it going

The past 10 years has been nothing but grace, it is a privilege to be able to be with my daughters and getting paid for doing something I love.

With Letter Chef I am pretty happy, I work for small to medium size businesses and some of my clients are even going national…I have enough work and interesting clients –  I find joy in referring new clients to other designers if I am too busy to help them.

Koppie Boeretroos is barely 2 months old, It might be a bit soon to say, but I would really love if this part of my business can grow in order to provide work for others – South Africa needs more Entrepreneurs.
 
 
 
 
 
 

NOW TO ENTER:

Go to the BOERETROOS fb page, then comment on her wall, tagging @JustEllaBella and tell Elizna why you should win the R150 voucher. (you can do this through the little competition app below)

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