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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

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

I've been thinking about how much I accept about myself nowadays and remembered the time that I finally learnt that my height - or rather the lack of it - used to cause me quite a bit of anguish. A few years ago, I was given this lesson in self-acceptance.  I had thought I was fully there, but a high-heeled gold sandal was to show me more..... I had a family wedding to go to and for weeks beforehand, I had narrowed my outfit choices to two dresses.  I knew exactly which