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    Over the years, Charms Of Light has been proud to serve customers across Europe.  However, with the recent implementation of the European Union's General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), I have been compelled to make a difficult decision. The GPSR, which comes into effect on 13th December 2024, introduces stringent new requirements for product safety and compliance across the EU.  While the intent behind these rules is commendable — enhancing

Last Posting Dates for Christmas Below are the latest dates for purchasing from the Charms Of Light website if you want your gifts to arrive on time for the holidays. Please note these are the last ordering dates from the website.  All custom orders / made-to-order items will need extra time.  Any orders placed after these dates cannot be guaranteed by UK Royal Mail for delivery in time for Christmas. I will be taking some time off to spend with my family over Christmas

I've been desperately trying to keep up with the rules and regulations of shipping packages to Europe. Although I ship my products worldwide, Charms Of Light is still a very small business.  Because of this, I have made the decision to keep things as simple as possible for everyone.     From 1st July, the VAT threshold for items sent to the EU dropped to zero. This means that ALL goods may now be subject to VAT and a clearance fee, while goods above

Am I the only one who reads the terms and conditions on websites before purchasing something?  Maybe it’s because I have a website of my own, although I don’t think so.     When I purchase something online I always check the terms and conditions and the returns policy, just in case something doesn’t look like I expect, or doesn’t fit etc.  If I want to buy something that is going to be worn, I want to know that I can return it if it

I've always tried to be as environmentally friendly as I can.  I recycle just about everything.  Every time I make something new with silver wire I save the leftover bits - even the tiny little pieces - to use at a later date as a single chain link, or to eventually send away to a company that melts the silver down for reuse. I hadn't really thought about where that melted down silver ended up, so I was actually blown away when a little while ago I discovered that

What does "Being Strong" mean to you? I've always been thought of as being a strong person.  People tell me, "you're such a strong woman"!  I often hear, "I wish I was as strong as you." Sometimes I think that strength is mistakenly seen as knowing what you want and doing what you need to get it, or telling someone that the service you've received wasn't what it should have been.  These things aren't strength, they are

If you are one of my newsletter subscribers you will see that I made a mistake last night.  I've been trying to set up some extra little admin type things to the running of my website and sent myself a test email to see if something worked, except instead of sending the email to myself, I made the mistake of sending it to everyone on my newsletter list! OOPS!!   Having realised this mistake, my first thought was - - - actually, I won't say what my first thought

I am very pleased to announce that I am now offering a 10% discount to NHS Staff.     If you are a NHS Staff member, you will now receive 10% off all healing products, healing gifts, and healing services from Charms Of Light.   See Offers & Promotions for details.   This is my way of saying, "Thank You", for all you do!   Blessings, Caryl ♥

I took this photo of my yoga mat this morning because I thought the footprints looked pretty cool, but on looking at it again I noticed something strange.     Can you see what I mean?   The footprints look raised, as if I turned the mat upside down.   I think this is a great reminder of perspective. We may look at something one way, but there is always another point of view.   Always remember to look at things from all angles - there are