To create a custom item, go to http://wow-v.com/ (you have to register)
for beter display IDs for the weapons/ items (what it will look like)
go DL http://www.wowmodelviewer.org/
DO IT BECUASE SATAN SMILEY DEMANDS YOU TO but really, all this does is it lets you find more display IDs (what the weapons/ items look like) that you wouldn't usually find on Thottbot or Wowhead
If you just want to find a display ID for some item thats in game, or you're just too plain lazy to DL wow model viewer you can use either
http://thottbot.com/
or
http://www.wowhead.com/
(Thottbots better for items/spells imo)
(Wowheads better for NPCs imo)
to get the display ID from these sites simply look in the URL
for example i'll use the items 'Work Shirt' from wowhead
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=
3148the underlined numbers are the display ID for the item and you simply use 'Display ID finder' on WoW-v (link above) and it will find the ID for you, how nifty is that?
after you have your item made send it to some one with data base access
such as me, or Szethius with it attached to an email
Szethius's email - Szethius@live.com
My email - m.widas@yahoo.com
hope this guide helped you with your custom items,
enjoy