OUR STORY
Do What You Love. Make Something Worth Keeping. 1
A Ring Shop That Makes Signs. Perfectly Normal Right?
We're Roy and Donna Bennett, the husband-and-wife team behind Stonecress Designs, a small independent
workshop in Jackson, New Jersey.
Our story began in 2017 with a little curiosity, some wire-wrapped art, and an interest in making bentwood rings.
We weren't setting out to build a business empire. We just enjoyed making things.
One project led to another, new tools appeared, and before long our little hobby had become something much more interesting. In 2019, we opened our Etsy shop, specializing in unique men's wedding bands, promise rings, and anniversary rings.
Two People. One Workshop. Lots of Coffee.
Our operation has always been pretty straightforward. Roy handles the design, production, and finishing in our detached workshop. Donna keeps the business running, handling the many details that happen outside the shop.
Our offices? A workshop and a kitchen table.
Our conference room? Usually the dining room.
And yes, coffee deliveries are practically part of the job description.
Like many small-business owners, we've spent plenty of evenings and weekends working on our
creations after putting in a full day at our regular jobs. Sometimes well past our bedtimes.
But it's amazing how quickly the hours pass when you're doing something you genuinely enjoy.
Then Came the Laser...
For years, rings were our specialty. We experimented with materials, refined our techniques, and developed designs that we were proud to send out into the world. We purchased a Fiber Laser to help with engraving the rings. Our obsession with the laser had begun.
Then, around 2024, we began exploring laser-cut signs and layered decorative artwork. Naturally, this meant more equipment, more materials, more ideas, and considerably less available workbench space.
Today, Stonecress Designs creates handcrafted rings, personalized layered signs, and DIY craft projects.
It's an unusual combination, perhaps. But to us, it all comes down to the same thing: taking ordinary
materials and turning them into something special.
Made Here. Made With Purpose.
We're not a giant manufacturing operation, and we're certainly not trying to look like one. Some of our more specialized ring designs begin with components produced by outside artisans, which we finish and prepare
in our workshop.
Our layered signs and craft projects are designed and produced with the same attention to detail that built
our original ring business. Whether we're finishing a wedding band or assembling a personalized sign, we
want to be proud of what leaves our shop.
The Best Part? Wondering Where It Goes.
One of the things we've always loved about this business is imagining what happens after an order leaves
our workshop. Where will that ring travel? Who will wear it? What memories will they make while wearing it?
Will one of our signs become the centerpiece of someone's home, workshop, or family business?
Will a craft kit become an afternoon of laughter around someone's kitchen table?
We'll probably never know most of those stories.
But knowing we might have played a small part in them is what keeps us creating.
We started this journey because we loved making things. Nearly a decade later, that hasn't changed.
Thanks for visiting our little corner of the world.
Roy & Donna Bennett
Stonecress Designs LLC — Est. 2019
Jackson, New Jersey