Founded by Zahra Zaidi, her journey began at her family's business, Fivestar Rubber Stamp, established in 1994 by her father Syed Zaidi and mother Fozia Zaidi. At the time, Fivestar primarily manufactured custom rubber stamps, seals and signs for other companies using a laser engraver. After joining the company in 2015, over the years she and her dad created unique designs to present specially-made gifts to family and friends, which primarily categorized as religious home decor.

This idea led to the start of designing and creating personalized gifts for her own friends, and eventually created an Etsy shop. She experimented on different materials and used her own processes to design and create custom products for weddings, birthdays, graduation gifts, housewarming gifts. Concurrently, she was also populating her Etsy shop with new products. She took what she learned from the time of creating Islamic home decor designs together with her dad, to create a Ramadan collection of home decor. Her Etsy shop grew exponentially in the following Ramadan (around April 2021). Somewhere along the way she realized her passion for design and have been creating ever since.

Since then, the rest of her family has been extremely supportive of her business goals. She truly wouldn’t be where she is without the love and belief that her mom, Fozia, showered her with. Fozia has supported her and given her the strength to push forward during times of doubt. She is there to help her in any way possible, and she is always the first to see any new items she creates. Her brother, Zain, has helped scale the business at various stages of growth and has lent his business acumen to help her at times when she needed it. Her biggest support thus far has been her sister, Fizza. Besides her unwavering support, Fizza is incredibly creative, and her design ideas have helped her develop her own creative process. Fizza’s encouragement during the tough times kept her going when she felt like giving up. Running a business with family has its own challenges, but it gives them an honest and reliable sounding board for each other. Together, through countless hours of meetings, they have brought Z Engravings to where it is today.

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