About the Artist!

Every great company has wonderful people supporting it in one fashion or another. Below is just a little background history on the Artist, we hope you enjoy reading it.

Wow! This is beautiful, I absolutely love it... ~ Suzanne

Raina Bentley

           Born and raised in the great state of Texas, this Southern Gal has never let a moment of creativity go to waste. Early on in childhood she worked on ceramics. Not your typical "whacking" the seams and painting the pieces, she added detail. For those of you who may not know, the more you use molds the more detail is removed. So, in the cleaning phase she would take her knife and add some detail back and bring the piece to life. Eventually this was no longer challenging enough and thus she began changing the form of the pieces. A vase was no longer just a vase, but a beautiful torn work of art. With artistic airbrushing and gold delicately dancing down the "torn" area of the vase, it was a sight to see. As she matured, so did her skills. From ceramics she moved on to drawing and painting cartoon characters, inanimate objects, living creatures, humans and full nature scenes. Let's not forget the countless years she wrote poetry and stories, which almost yielded her a published book.

         But she is not a creative miracle, she learned to explore and challenge her creative side from her mother. A lady who, owned her own porcelain doll business, taught classes and won countless awards for her dolls. Her creative verse she learned early on from her father. A gentleman who, while fighting in the Vietnam war created a beautiful song lyric about a woman who waits for a soldier to return from battle. It will bring a tear to your eyes every time.

         From arts and crafts she created her first business with herbs and herbal recipes for candles and bath and body products. All the while making sure her bath and body products only used natural ingredients, no chemicals. She believed if she only used herbs with other natural ingredients it would be healthier for the person and more beneficial. But while this business was fun, it was no longer challenging. It was back to the drawing board. She has dabbled in jewelry making when she was a child, a bracelet here, a pair of earrings there but not enough to really catch on. One day, while in a bead store with her mother, she clicked to all of the possibilities a few beads can yield and thus began Sand & Stone Designer Jewelry.

In keeping with her high standards of producing top quality products you will only find gemstone beads, Swarovski Crystals, high quality leather and Sterling Silver or Gold Filled metals. Each piece is a delicate work of art and handcrafted just for you.