Our philosophy:

Our design objective is to create beautiful, wearable art for all

We fabricate our settings & hand-cut our cabochons and gemstones.

Our silver castings are made from live botanicals and original designs

Designs:

Designs available for purchase can be found on our Featured Page
View our custom orders and design examples here: Gallery
For additional information or a custom order, email: lisa@trinkets4u.com

2026 Shows:


Tentative 2026 Shows:

May 3-May 17 : Spring Fling, Des Moines, IA (Merchant Manager for event)
June: Iowa Art Festival – Iowa City, June 5-7 (pending)
June 13: Blanden Memorial Museum Art Show in Fort Dodge, IA
June 26-28: Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, IA (pending)
July : Waukee Art Festival, Waukee, IA (pending)
July25-26: Art at the Glen, Glenville IL (pending)
August: Charles City Art-a-fest, Charles City Iowa
August -September weekends :Sleepy Hollow (Merchant Manager)
September: Octagon Art Festival-Ames (pending)
November: Waterloo Holiday Arts Festival

Pieces also available at the Abbe Creek Gallery

Supporting the Arts

Small business advisor for art and small businesses-visit our CCS page
Des Moines Art Center- Member & Student
Octagon Art Center (Ames)-Member
Charles City Art Center-Member
Blanden Memorial Art Museum (Fort Dodge)-Member & Vendor
Des Moines Lapidary Society-Member
International Gem Society (IGS)-Member, Gemology certification in progress
U.S. Faceters Guild (USFG)-Member
William Holland School of Lapidary Art-Student 2023-2025
Presenter- Abbe Creek Gallery, “Lost Wax Casting” 2025
The Business of Art Conference 2024-Attendee
Iowa Arts Summit (Iowa Arts Council) 2024-Attendee

Jewelry photos by Megan Bigelow Photograpy