If you are a Harry Styles fan you must know about this Harry Styles inspired shop: Canyon Gift Shop. One day I was browsing Etsy to find cute Harry Styles hoodies or crewnecks when I came across Canyon Gift Shop. I was immediately in love with all the unique designs and bought myself one!
Canyon Gift Shop founder, Laura Zeqollari grew up in Massachusetts and is now living in Florida. Ever since she was little, she always wanted to start her own business. The idea of Canyon Gift Shop came to be as she had a lot more free time since her high school courses shifted online because of the pandemic and was also inspired by seeing people on social media using embroidery machines.
I had the opportunity to speak with Laura to learn more about her shop and how being a fan of her favorite music artists inspired her to start her own small business.
K: What does the process look like when creating crew necks?
L: When creating my products, it all starts on my iPad. I like to draw out any ideas I have, then transfer them over to my computer where I use a digitizing software. In this software I am able to turn my designs into the correct format for the machines. After that, I save the file on my flash drive and put it in the machine and chooses the thread colors.
Then the machine stitches it out!
K: First artist you were a big fan of? L: Justin Bieber :)
K: Do you like to attend concerts? If so, tell me which was your first concert and which is the best one you ever attended!
L: I love concerts, even though I haven’t been to many of them! My first concert was a Wiggles concert! I think the best one I’ve been to so far was a Luke Bryan concert (never been to a Harry one).
K: I noticed a lot of your items are Harry Styles inspired, why are you a fan of Harry?
L: It’s funny because I never was a huge fan of One Direction when I was a kid. But one day my cousin showed me the "Lights Up" music video and I watched some videos on YouTube and I just fell in love with him and his music. He’s such a kind and genuine person and I think he’s an amazing role model for anyone!
K: Any other artists you are a huge fan of?
L: I really like Dua Lipa’s music!
K: Where do you hope to see your shop in 5 years?
L: I hope to be verified with over 300k followers on Instagram and expand what I’m selling and be able to do this as my career.
K: What are your personal career goals? L: To do what I’m doing now as my career and be my own boss!!
K: Tips for anyone wanting to have their own shop?
L: Work hard and dream big! With social media you never know what’s going to blow up!
Make sure to check out Canyon Gift Shop! They are always adding new items - such as the crewneck inspired by Harry Styles winning a Grammy last week!
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