Issue 047 - Featuring Q&K Creations
Shop: Q&K Creations
Owner: Keyona Lopez
Instagram: @qandkcreations Facebook Group: Q&K Creations VIP Website: www.qandkcreations.com
“I just love creating fun pieces and seeing customers enjoy them and share photos rocking them. Tutus can be so versatile, so I love all the ways
they’re styled.” -Keyona Lopez, Owner
Q&K Creations has been providing the small shop world some of the most fabulous Tutus for over a year and there is no chance she's slowing down any time soon. Keyona, the owner of Q&K Creations, designs the most over-the-top, extra tutus you've ever seen with a focus on quality and uniqueness.
One to two times a month you get the opportunity to snag one of her amazing, made-to-order pieces that will undoubtedly bring a smile to the face of anyone who sees it! Keyona has been making tutus much longer than her shop has been around. She originally started the business seven years ago with her sister after the birth of her niece. The shop's name consists of her and her sister's nickname initials. Ultimately, they did not keep it open long due to the constant demands of life at that time, but after Keyona gave birth to her own daughter, she picked it right back up. Already being a part of the small shop world, she received encouragement from her small shop friends and reopened the doors of her small business.
Keyona finds joy in the everyday life of running her small shop, but she especially enjoys customs when she is given full creative freedom to make something totally unique and amazing. She thrives on hearing how much her customers love the product she offers and how happy she's made them with her creations. She really loves creating so many fun pieces and seeing customers enjoy them. It's the best feeling when a customer shares photos of their babes rocking their tutus. Keyona loves that Tutus can be so versatile and really enjoys seeing all the different ways her customers style their special tutus.
Inspiration can be found all around if you're looking out for it. Keyona said, "Sometimes I see a bow or a top that inspires a tutu or I’ll stumble across add-ons such as spikes, bling, etc. and that can inspire me too. Inspiration truly comes from everything." The options are endless when the world is your inspiration. Her creative eye and unique style make her pieces bold and different - something you won't see anywhere else. She is continuously trying new things and challenging herself to think outside the box because she loves to have fun with the tutus she makes.
If you're a tutu novice or a connoisseur, Q&K Creations is a great place to experiment and create a tutu that perfectly fits your own personal style. Keyona can make all your tutu dreams become a reality.
1. Are you more of a hunter or a gatherer? gatherer
2. You’re a new addition to the crayon box. What color would you be and why? Turquoise because it’s a pretty color. So subtle yet so bold.
3. You find a lottery ticket that ends up winning $10 million. What would you do? Go enjoy my blessing lol.
4.What do you think about when you’re alone in your car? I often think about why people can’t drive.
5. What’s your favorite ’90s jam? Unable to choose one.
6. If you could be any animal in the world, what animal would you be and why? Some type of bird so I can fly to wherever I want.
7. What was the last gift you gave someone? Funko pops.
8. What were you like in high school? I got more quiet as the years went on. I was under the radar and super artsy.
9. What’s the last thing you watched on TV and why did you choose to watch it? Ridiculousness because nothing else is on.
10. Any advice for your previous boss? Create a good work environment for employees.
11. Tell me something about your last job, other than money, that would have inspired you to keep working there. I still work at my last job.
12. What is the funniest thing that has happened to you recently? Hmm I can’t think of anything at this moment.
13. What is your dream job? To not have a job.
14. What inspires you? My sister.
15. What’s your food/drink guilty pleasure? Starbucks caramel ribbon crunch Frappuccino
16. What are you known for? My extraness.
17. What do you work toward in your free time? I work on tutus in my free time.
18. What’s the most interesting thing about you that we wouldn’t learn without asking this question? Hmm, I’m not too sure.
19. How would you rate your memory? A 7 on a scale of 1-10. It gets worse after each kid lol.
20. If you woke up and had 2,000 unread emails and could only answer 300 of them, how would you choose which ones to answer? Whichever ones seemed most important and needed an urgent response.
21. What pizza topping best represents you? Pepperoni
22. Describe the color pink to somebody who is blind. Pink is sugary and sweet, and tastes like bubblegum.
23. If you were to get rid of one state in the U.S., which would it be and why? Oregon, don’t recall
Ever meeting anyone from there so maybe it won’t be missed lol
24. What is your favorite tv show to watch when you’re alone with the remote? Anything on ID channel
25. Are you now who you thought you would be ten years ago? No, but I’m happy with the person I actually evolved into.
