Lucky charmstones make a special gift

Luck is believing – help friends avoid bad luck with a pebble charm stone as a gift for good luck 

Pebble charmstones make a magical gift to wish Good Luck for a special occasion or event. But what is behind charm stones meaning? What is the history of charm stones?

Charm stones found here
Charm stones can be found the world over. In southern Spain you can see charm stones with Indalos
Indalo charmstone
Indalo charmstone necklaces for good luck
Rainbow Warrior charmstone Indalo Art
This Indalo charmstone design is the Rainbow Warrior

Charm stones are said to have mystical or healing powers and are often gifted as lucky charms – for many special events or occasions to help avoid bad luck. Their history and uses are extensive: Indeed, the British Museum has a whole collection of good luck charms dating back centuries; President Roosevelt carried one in his jacket, as did Napoleon.

In Scotland, one charm stone (kept in the Royal Treasury) was blessed by Saint Columbia in 565 AD; Another, is preserved in the National Museum of Antiquities. Yet another, called Baul Muluy, was used many times by the MacDonald clan prior to battles in order to disperse their enemies and avoid bad luck in the battle.

Joy charmstone neacklace paperweight
This charmstone ‘joy’ design is available as a necklace and a paperweight
Rainbow Warrior Charmstones
Charmstones with Rainbow Warrior (Indalo) design in a presentation box
Holistic good luck charm stone
Charm stones have holistic appeal – like this ‘Dreams’ design of the lucky Indalo of Almeria

In Iceland, charm-stones feature in the 12th century Gragas law-book as well as in Icelandic folk tales such as the Laxdaela. The Ancient Greeks used them too – as magic and tribal emblems. In the 14th Century Holy Land, Sir Simon Lockhart  of Lanark found the Lee Penny charm stone and brought it back to Scotland, where it was used for many years to cure fevers. It subsequently became Sir Walter Scott’s famous talisman. In Scandinavia, warriors carried amulets called ‘life-stones’ or ‘victory-stones’ to strengthen their hand in battle and avoid bad luck in campaigns.

The Native American Indians also used pebble charmstones. These  Indian charm stones had significant meaning and were use for healing rituals, and to secure a productive harvest. In California, the Miwok and Pomo Indian tribes used charmstones for spiritual ceremonies. To this day, there are still many such pebble charm stones on the bed of Lake Tolay. And in Asia, charm stones are used with the Shaligram Shilas in Hinduism, and by the Buddhists as the Cintamani Stone. The Maban Aboriginies of Australia also use them for many special ceremonies and events and they had many different meanings. But overall, they were used as a source of good luck or good fortune – the oginal lucky charm stones.

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Our specially crafted good luck charm stones make the ideal gift for inspiring friends and as gifts for Special Days such as Anniversaries and Birthdays, or to pass on Good Luck Wishes to someone needing a bit of extra luck or inspiration for their special event. They are intended to help friends and loved-ones achieve their goals and avoid any bad luck or misfortune in their lives.


Gifts for ..

Find your ideal good luck gift with meaning for the friends and special people in your life by using the list of links below. Some of the links are just ideas – but you can dig deeper into our shop for more appropriate or meaningful gifts for friends . . for example, Occasion-Related or Personalised gifts to help bring good luck . . in our various Group shops. Some of these links take you to our Indalo Mart sister site and some to our our CENTRAL (Group) SHOP:

  • Pebble Charmstones as a present to say “Good Luck” for a Special Day     
  • Charms to pass on good luck wishes and help people Achieve Goals  

Gifts for young women   –  Gifts for Xmas  –  Gifts for a Wedding Anniversary  –  Gifts for Wedding Day   –  Gifts for Women –  Gifts for Valentine’s Day  –  Gifts for Travellers   –  Gifts for Trust  –  Gifts for Travel  –  Gifts for Thanksgiving  –  Gifts to say Thank You   –  Gifts for Support  –  Gifts for Spiritual Wellbeing   –  Gifts for students  –  Gifts for sisters  –  Gifts for Retirement   –  Gifts for a Ruby Wedding- Anniversary   –  Gifts for people in hospital  –  Gifts for the Office  –  Gifts for older women / ladies  –  Gifts for older men  –  Gifts for a New Baby

Gifts for Peace –  Gifts for Nan / Nana  –  Gifts for new Dads –  Gifts for New Mums  –  Gifts for Mum  –  Gifts for Mothers Day   –  Gifts for Men  –  Gifts for Leaving event  –  Gifts for Lovers  –  Gifts for Love  –  Gifts for Ladies  –  Gifts for the Kitchen  –  Gifts for Joy  –  Gifts for Inspiration  –  Gifts for ill people  –  Gifts for Husbands  –  Gifts for Hope  –  Gifts for the Home  –  Gifts for Her  –  Gifts for Him  –  Gifts for Graduation  –  Gifts for Granddad  –  Gifts for Grandma  –  Gifts for the Groom –  Gifts to Get Well –  Gifts for Fiancee –  Gifts for Faith –  Religious Gifts for Fathers Day  –  Gifts for Feelgood  –  Gifts for Forever  –  Gifts for Friendship  –

Gifts for a Friend  –  Gifts for Engagement  –  Gifts for Encouragement  –  Gifts for Easter  –  Gifts for Dreams  –  Gifts for Daughters  –  Gifts for Dad  –  Gifts for Daddy  –  Gifts for Courage  –  Gifts for Congratulations  –   Gifts for Christening  –  Religious Gifts for Christmas  –  Gifts for Caring –  Gifts for Bridesmaids  –  Gifts for the Bride  –  Gifts for Best Friends  –  Gifts for Birthday  –  Gifts for Best Man  –  Gifts for Belief  –  Gifts for a Baby Shower  –  Gifts for Aspiration  –  Gifts for an Anniversary  –  Gifts for Appreciation  –  Gifts for Always  –  Gifts for Affection –     

You can also see these Charms and Charmstone  gifts below in our CENTRAL (Group) SHOP

Lucky horseshoe gift ~ rustic look

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Wish good luck for a special occasion

This is a REAL steel horseshoe, crafted by a master farrier blacksmith in the heart of England, and beautifully decorated. It makes the ideal gift for a special occasion like a Wedding, or for someone moving into a new home. There are many legends surrounding the horseshoe / symbol and why it is thought lucky, but the English legend is the most famous: It says that, in olde England, St Dunstan** (the original patron Saint of England) nailed a horseshoe to a horse whilst working as a blacksmith. But the horse was actually the Devil in disguise and it caused the Devil great pain. Saint Dunstan only agreed to remove the horseshoe after the Devil promised never to enter a house where a horseshoe hung. All our lucky horseshoes are handcrafted in England.


Dimensions: 11.5cms high x 11.5cms wide and weighs just over 8oz (230gms). It is beautifully decorated with ivory coloured mulberry paper sweetheart blossoms and natural raffia for a rustic look, perfect for a wedding or new home. It is supplied with two nails for fixing to a wall, door, etc.

The ideal gift to wish the bride and groom good luck for their future together and to remind them of their wedding day, or to bring good fortune into the new home. Comes gift-wrapped, like all our presents - and we can print a personal message on your behalf.

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More information about Horseshoe luck . . and St Dunstan

**Dunstan (909 -988 AD): Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London, and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised as a Saint. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church. He served as an important minister to several English kings, and was the most popular saint in England for nearly two centuries, having gained fame for the many stories of his greatness, not least among which were those concerning his famed cunning in defeating the devil.

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