After finishing college, I opened Wiz's Wondrous Items on Etsy in Jan 2019 and have since made it my main focus and job. I had no idea when I started if I would ever sell anything, and it was mostly intended to fill my time while I looked for a full time job. Making custom dice boxes, and themed soaps; a few months later we got our first real sale, and we quickly took off. Our team has grown, ever so little, expanding our horizons, moving to conventions and Renaissance Faires. I honestly still can't believe we've been able to do so much. We look forward to continuing to grow and we hope to always make our best work for all our lovely patrons!
How did we get our shop name?
Wiz is an OC of mine. She was a Tiefling Necromancer that I made for DnD 5e's The Curse of Strahd campaign. She was exactly what you would expect to get if you mixed the abilities of Konosuba's Moe Lich with the personality of Psych's coroner Woody. She made for some amazing interactions in that macabre world! It was decided that when Strahd was defeated and the campaign was over, she retired in Barovia (though she was a little upset it wasn't as morbid as it was during Strahd’s reign) and opened a magic items shop.
So, when IRL me decided to finally start selling my art & craft with a Tabletop focus, using Wiz as a mascot and name sake of the shop just felt so right!
That's how Wiz's Wondrous Items was born, and our journey began!