Customer Reviews
I absolutely loved working with Jessica on the custom storybox. I had so many ideas in my head for my first anniversary gift to my husband, and Jessica went above and beyond bringing them to life! She asked all the right questions and was extremely transparent about each step of the process, including timelines and expectations of the digital sketch vs physical end product. I appreciated how flexible she was when I asked for revisions (though honestly, not many were needed as her first drafts were nearly perfect) and took feedback incredibly well. I came out of the process feeling like we both got to know each other a bit better, as it felt like we had more of a dialogue instead of merely a transaction. My husband had a blast looking at the physical storybox and recognizing each layer as milestones in our lives, including little Easter eggs of how we met! It now sits happily in our memory cabinet, where we've put trinkets from our current adventures together.
Additionally, when the product finally arrived, shipping was SO fast and it arrived super snug in its box, as perfect as it would be when first shipped.
My fiance and I absolutely loved working with Jessica on our storybox. We enjoyed the process because Jessica was so organized, transparent, and was meticulous in capturing all of our important details. We loved how she walked us through the process of each layer and we were able to give feedback and adjust anything we needed. We are happy that she was able to capture our memories in such a unique way!
I really enjoyed the collaborative and transparent process to build the custom storybox. Jessica asks warm and engaging questions that reflect how special she wants to make your storybox. She also lays out a clear process for the storybox with milestones so it's completely transparent where she is with the progress.
Jessica also gives examples of revisions so you know what's reasonable to ask (yet she is so nice and open about it that you won't feel bad about asking first!).
Regarding the storybox content, I had a specific scene I wanted to recreate, and Jessica provided different sketches that we refined together. She gave a warning that facial expressions can be hard to capture because of the small scale. So one revision we ended up dropping the facial expressions, and Jessica mocked up exaggerated but clear body language that I think the silhouettes are a perfect medium for. Jessica maintained the best balance of honoring my memory of the scene and adding her own artistic / cuddly / blobby interpretations. Which is what I want because I love the art style of cuddlypotatoes!
I gave the storybox to my husband on our anniversary. When he opened the note, saw it was from cuddlypotatoes, and looked at the storybox, his first question was, "where's the potato corn?" Then he realized what the scene was and loved it -- our only dilemma was where to put it so we could appreciate it the most. In person, I was pleasantly surprised to see all the layers pop out that pictures couldn't capture.
The attention to detail, dedicated time, and collaborative process makes the storybox commission price completely worth it. Thank you for sharing something you created for yourself with others to also enjoy!
As soon as I saw the story box on Instagram, I knew I needed it. I had a rough vision in my head of what I wanted to make for my wife and brain dumped everything to Jessica. She took all that and created something better than I could have imagined. She was awesome to work with every step of the way and I'm so happy with the final product!
I contacted Jessica for a custom storybox for my wife and through the whole process, Jessica was great with keeping me updated. She did a great job with simplifying the process and making it feel really personable. It can definitely feel daunting picking what should go in which layer but she really did a good job making it easy. Overall it was a great experience and my wife really loves the storybox!