Hello! My name is Elise Buss. Welcome to my SAMPLER SITE! Here you can see things that I have made in the past and can re-create for custom orders. I was raised in rural Illinois where I became a self taught artist. From the beginning, I have been inspired by nature and geometric shapes. After living in several of the lower 48 states, my daughter and I settled in New Orleans in 2001 where we fell in love with the city and have no intentions of ever leaving. The city is a hub of activity for all things creative; music, visual art, sculpture, murals, paintings, and the food! Plus people here are the friendliest people in the USA
In this website you will find samples of the jewelry that I conjure up here in New Awlins. I do not mass produce, I make small batches and do custom orders. Currently I ship to 4 vendors in Illinois and have an Etsy shop to sell globally. Contained here are photos of the wearable art pieces that I LOVE making to wear and sell. They are made of (Fimo/Sculpey) polymer clay then embellished with glitter, rhinestones and polyurethane clear coat or epoxy resin. Another passion I have is up-cycling bits of our industrialized society and making wearable art of them. I recycle broken jewelry, old buttons, electrical connectors, stamps, old photographs/calenders and any form of nature that can be turned into fashion i. e. minerals, sea shells, leaves, sea glass, rocks, feathers etc. This website is a browsing place. If you see something that you would like to have custom made, contact me at