Umbron is my new Dragon Eye Pendant Design.

UMBRON

Julie has done me really proud once again with her creation of a new Dragon eye. His name is Umbron and I have wrapped him in pure copper. I'm hoping you will like him as much as I do as he is a fantastic colour. His story is below for you.


Umbron was known as a particularly viscious fighting Dragon. What he lacked in size and strength he more than made up for in sheer aggression. Look into his eyes and understand that he will do the unthinkable amongst Dragonkind. He won't just kill you but eat you too. He was destroyed following a match in the fighting cages of Ynysmon where blood lust drove him to attack and kill several high born fight fans.

Ooooh! What a naughty boy Umbron turned out to be! Not all my Dragon stories are sunshine and rainbows. I like them to have a little danger. Lol.




Umbron is now available in my store.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/221753115/umbron-a-blue-dragons-eye-wire-wrapped

Doris - A Rose Quartz Wire Wrapped Pendant.

DORIS

Although she was now 86, Doris still insisted on wearing the black silk underwear that Sam had liked when he was alive. She had no illusions about how time had changed her body but in her mind she was still the same young girl that had raced around Cardiff on the back of Sam's motorcycle. A grin fixed on her face, eyes watering and the wind ruining the hair that she had taken so long making pretty for Sam. Life is what you make of it she said and her life had been an adventure full of opportunity.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/221634265/doris-a-rose-quartz-wire-wrapped-pendant.

Pharoah rings Now posted on my Etsy store.

I usually make pendants as I love to make them but some days I get a hankering to make rings. I don't normally sell them as I make them for my own amusement mainly. Very often I send them out to my customers to thank them for orders, especially repeat customers.

I like to make simple rings and there are days that's all I do. I also find it very relaxing to make more complicated designs such as the Pharoah ring. They take a lot longer to make and even more so if I wrap the entire shank.

These are a couple of rings that I have listed in my store today and I hope to list a few more over the coming days.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/221371269/adidron-a-dragon-eye-pharoah-ring-size

Dragon eye pharoah ring


















https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/221367904/tigers-eye-pharoah-ring-size-w-11



Tigers eye pharoah ring

Best wishes - Mark xx

My New Etsy Store

I have been trialing 3 different stores to find one that best suits my needs. I have used Selz, Misi and Etsy. Selz has been my main store as it was easy and inexpensive to set up and easy to incorporate social media links.

I have fallen out of love with Selz as they have had a problem with their paypal integration for 6 weeks. That's far too long if you want to sell your items online. Who knows how many sales I may have had in that period?

I know it's only a hobby for me rather than a business but I still need those sales so I can buy in more raw materials. My hobby has become self funding. It allows me to do what I love and really keep my costs down.

Although I have had a couple of sales with both Etsy and Misi I have decided to throw in my lot with Etsy. It is far more well known and established for hobbyists and businesses alike. The costs aren't huge and the exposure for my items is pretty good. It loses out on Facebook integration though it does have some social media links.

I have moved all of my items from Selz and in the process of closing the store permanently with the loss of all the valuable links that I have set up for it over time.

The link to my new Etsy store is - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WireWizardz.

Take a look if you get the chance and leave me any comments on the items and how I might improve them.

Best wishes - Mark xx