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Lifestyle Guide with Zina
Busy Lizzie
Turn your memories into beautiful art illustrations with Elizmarie from Busy Lizzie Studio.
About
Hi, I am Elizmarie! Professional doodler and illustration artist.
Better known as “Busy Lizzie”, I am an aspiring teacher by day and a freelance illustrator by night. I started sharing my illustrations on Instagram back in 2019. I just love the feeling of people liking and reposting my work. I like to compare that feeling to an athlete winning a race. It’s a feeling like no other when someone appreciates the time and effort put into creating an illustration. I plan to one day do my illustrations from Paris in France. Until then I am happily living in sunny Windhoek!
Follow her journey on Instagram @busylizziestudio
What is Broideo?
The term Broideo came from the word embroidery, and the brand is all about clothes and accessories with unique stitches that brighten up your day.
I can proudly say that I have launched five products within six months, and I am so excited for more. I offer embroidered T-shirts, rings, socks, pouches and tote bags. The pouches and tote bags are 100% made in Namibia.
I try to keep everything as local as possible by sourcing from Namibian suppliers. Furthermore, I started to involve a young Namibian mother in the production process of the hand-made pouches and tote bags. I believe that local support and production is essential for reviving the economy.
How did you start your business?
It all started with a little embroidered ice-cream on a black T-shirt that I bought at the beginning of last year. I thought how cute it would be to embroider little pieces of art on clothes. I started to embroider by hand, which was a total mess.
Seven months later I bought my first embroidery machine and from there on I totally fell in love with the concept.
I had a lot of ups and downs (still do), but YouTube was and still is my best friend.
I design my artwork on Illustrator, transfer it to an embroidery software where I digitize a vector file into stitches. After 2 to 1396 attempts of test stitching and design adjustments, I embroider the final T-shirt.
Effectively, I am a designer, photographer, social media manager, accountant and delivery service provider.
What lessons have you learnt so far?
Perseverance. Don’t give up! There are A LOT of ups and downs and self-doubts about market acceptance.
Regardless of people liking your concept, you have to be open for criticism and prepared to deal with sleepless nights, doubt and financial commitments. The effort is worth the journey!
Winter Tea Recipe
As the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder we are slowly welcoming the winter season in our southern part of Africa. Unfortunately, along with winter comes the flu season as well.
This month we want to share with you our favourite spicy immune boosting tea infusion to keep you healthy and warm.
The list of ingredients might sound a little daunting at first, but take our word for it, this drink can cure anything from a hangover to a cold in just a few sips!
INGREDIENTS:
• 5 cm piece of peeled ginger
• 3 cm piece of fresh turmeric
• The juice of 1 lemon
• The juice of 1 grapefruit
• 4-5 lavender buds
• 1 tbsp of raw honey
• A pinch black pepper
• A pinch cayenne pepper
• 500 ml filtered water
METHOD:
1. Chop the turmeric and ginger into thin slices.
2. Boil the water and add the ginger and turmeric to simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Add the black pepper, the cayenne pepper and the lavender and let it simmer for another 2 minutes.
4. Turn off the heat and add the grapefruit juice, lemon juice and raw honey to your pot. Do not boil the tea at this point as that would break down the vitamins and anti-inflammatory components of the raw honey and citrus fruits.
5. Lastly, pour the tea through a fine mesh strainer and serve hot in a beautiful mug or heat-resistant glass to keep you protected from the flu this winter.
We recommend drinking this infusion a couple times a week before going to bed, or first thing in the morning before you have your cup of coffee.
This delicious spicy immune booster can easily be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheated whenever you feel you need it.
Bonus tip:
Use the leftover squeezed lemon peel to remove any turmeric stains from your hands or chopping board by rubbing it on the stained area and then washing it off with dish soap. It really is a lifesaver when using fresh turmeric.
With that said, Zina Namibia wishes you a great start to the cold winter season! Stay warm, stay healthy and stay safe.
Recipe by @kimberleykrieger
