Jules has always wanted a caravan. A cute vintage caravan that they could hitch up to the car and just take off. Maybe stop at some lovely little seaside town, scour the thrift stores and then watch the sunset over unfamiliar sights. So when Jules was having a birthday, Jon surprised her by designing (and having laser cut) a brooch, with a cute little vintage caravan on it and a note attached saying "Until we can afford a real one". Although it wasn't the start of road trip adventures, it was the start of the Sconnie and Jam shop adventure that has kept Jon and Jules creating dreams, memories and gifts through their illustration and design.

Sconnie is Jon's childhood nickname. Jam is Jule's childhood nickname. And even though they've been a pair since 2000, it was only when they decided to open a shop, that their nicknames went...kind of...hand in hand.

For years, they've been creating things together. Usually Jules will come up with a crazy idea and Jon will make it happen.
Jules is definitely the direct, overthinking, mentally creative but hasn't got the talent to match her visions and Jon is generally the more passive, agreeable one with amazing talents.

Jules is the "art director" because most designs will take shape from an idea that is roughly sketched out in an art journal (and when we say rough, we mean almost like primitive scratches on the side of a cave) and then explained to Jon to execute. Jon will start to create with Jules hovering over his shoulder at different stages of the process, giving feedback and making him change things until she's happy that the creation is what she envisaged in her head (or better). It actually works for them. Sometimes there's a bit of a creative stand off, with neither of them willing to budge on the look of something, but every design has ended up being something that they are both 100% happy with...and they're still married and still happily creating.

It's a Golden Rule of Sconnie and Jam to only create things that they love, that means something to them or have a special connection with someone in their lives. This way they always enjoy making their products.