With the economy as it is, a lot of people are leaving their Xmas shopping until the last minute, waiting to see how much spare cash there is available for presents. The problem is, the best deals tend to be online, and the closer it gets to the big day, the greater the risk that the gifts won’t arrive in time (been there!).

If you are leaving things until the last minute, why not try us?

We have beautiful silver bracelets and bangles, lovely handmade necklaces with matching earrings. We have silver chains, chunky charms and stunning handmade Baltic amber pendants. Prices range from £25 to £250 so there is something for everyone. All our jewellery is handmade exclusively for us so you won’t find it anywhere else.

If you are looking for a gift, then our fine silver jewellery is ideal. We provide personalised advice to help you choose the right jewellery for you. We pack every piece beautifully. If you want something even more special, for £5 we also gift wrap, including a personalised message. If you get it wrong and she doesn’t like it. Don’t worry. We offer a 7 day no quibble money back guarantee, which we extend until 1^st Jan to give you 7 days from Xmas day. Just mail us at solidsilver@corazonlatino.com and let us know whether you want to swap for something different or get a full refund. As long as the jewellery is returned in perfect condition in it’s original packaging, we will refund your money.

If you have left buying your gifts until the last minute. Don’t worry. We will be processing orders right up to midnight on the 22^nd, shipping them by Royal Mail Special Delivery with a guaranteed delivery date of the 23^rd (and that still leaves an extra day just in case the post office let’s the side down).

So try Corazon Latino, for all those last minute Christmas gifts.

The majority of silver chains you see for sale are machine-made in Italy. The Italians have almost a monopoly on these silver chains, churning them out on huge machines in an almost limitless variety of designs and sizes which are then cut to length as required.

Now there is absolutely nothing wrong with this. They are good quality, well made, and great value because of the huge volumes they are made in. It is also almost impossible to make a dainty silver chain by hand (it is just too fiddly). We do offer one of these chains at a very low cost as a service to accompany our handmade silver and amber pendants.

The rest of our necklaces are all handmade, and if you’re looking for a silver chain that is handmade and a little different, then we do have something you might like.

Our Catharina necklace, bracelet and earrings are all based around a simple handmade silver chain, with spiky silver pins suspended along it’s length.

For a more glamorous look, the Cassiopeia range has hundred of silver beads scattered along a silver chain to create a beautiful choker length necklace with matching bracelet and earrings.

The Ariadne silver necklace and bracelet are made from an intricate silver chain made up of interlocking handmade silver links.

So, if you are looking for a silver chain, but don’t want a standard factory produced one, take a look at our handmade alternatives.

If you are looking for a really special Xmas present for the woman in your life, then look no further than Corazon Latino.

Not only do we have an exclusive range of beautiful, handmade silver jewellery, but we also offer some of the best gift buying advice on the web.

So why choose our fine silver jewellery over all the other stuff on the market?

Exclusivity

First of all, our pieces are made exclusively for us by skilled silversmiths with decades of experience. We don’t buy from wholesalers, so you won’t find our designs on any other site, and nor is their much chance of the lady in your life finding herself wearing the same jewellery as someone else at the next party.

Quality

All of our fine silver jewellery is handmade and of the highest quality. It is made using solid silver (no plating) which is then tested and hallmarked by the UK assay office to guarantee it is sterling silver. The crystals used are Swarovski (the highest quality man made crystals in the world), and the amber in our silver and amber pendants is natural Baltic amber combed from a Polish beach and hand set in silver by a smith with over 30 years experience.

Value for money

Value for money is not the same as cheap. We don’t make cheap jewellery! It tends not to last very long and ends up being a false economy. In jewellery, the old adage “you get what you pay for” is usually true. Silver is a traded commodity with a fixed global price. If your silver jewellery is sterling silver, then the price must reflect the weight, along with the craftsmanship. If something is cheap, then it is either mass produced with little skill, or it is made with much less silver than it appears. Our jewellery is hallmarked sterling silver, handmade by skilled craftsmen and designed to last you for years. Prices for our jewellery range from £25 - £250, and to give you even better value for money we offer free P&P within the UK.

Bargains

For those looking for a really fabulous deal, we always have a selection of our range on Special Offer. Visit our Special Offers page to see a selection of our silver jewellery at 20% off the original price.

Advice

When you’re buying a gift, what you really want is one to one advice, tailored to your needs, to help you choose the right piece. You can call us on 08458382393 (if we’re busy, leave us a message and we’ll call you back) or mail us at solidsilver@corazonlatino.com. Tell us as much as you can about the lady in question, and we’ll come up with a selection of pieces that in our experience will work for her. If we are wrong, don’t worry, we will give you a no quibble money back guarantee for all Xmas presents as long as you let us know by 1^st Jan. You can exchange your piece for something else, or we will refund you payment in full. Your call.

Service

Corazon Latino is all about service. We are a small family run business. Our objective is to keep our customer base small enough that we can give each customer a personalised service. That’s why over 40% of our customers come back time and again to buy from us.

At the most basic level, we offer gift wrapping along with personal messages, delivery of gifts to separate addresses (without invoices to protect your little secret), online gift vouchers and delivery within 2 working days…

By request, we can usually rush through orders for delivery the next working day (at no extra cost!), we will also resize some of our pieces, make you a necklace to match one of our Corazon silver bracelets by special order. We will even keep a note of all your special dates and mail you a week in advance to remind to get that all important gift.

Left things till the last minute? No problem. We are one of the last shippers for Xmas, with our last order date for UK orders being midnight on the 22^nd.

So if you think handmade silver jewellery might be the perfect gift this Christmas, then let us help you.

With Christmas fast approaching, now is the time to start thinking about the presents you are going to buy for the various women in your life. Ask most men, and they’ll tell you that buying gifts for women can be an utter minefield. (Buying presents for men ain’t a walk in the park either I can tell you!).

Over the years I have found some fabulous websites offering great gifts ideas for women. Here are some of my favourites:

First of all, there’s Corazon Latino, my own site. We have great value, high quality, fine handmade silver jewellery with prices from £25-£250 and FREE UK delivery. We have beautiful bracelets and bangles, Necklaces chokers and chains. If you’re looking for a real bargain, take a look at our Special Offers. A selection of our popular designs with 20% off the original retail prices.

If you have left things until the 11^th hour and you need a last minute gift, then look no further. We process orders within 2 days (the same day if you are in a bind and ask us nicely) and ship by Special delivery so you will get your parcel before 1pm the day after we ship. We will be able to get your gift to you for Xmas as long as you order by Midnight on the 22^nd.

If you want a professional finish to your gift, or want to send it direct to that special lady, no problem. We will gift wrap for you for £5.00 including adding a personalised message of your choice.

If you want to play really safe, you can buy a gift voucher from us, which can be redeemed online later. Any money not spent sits in the system as a credit for you, and if she fancies something even more extravagant she can always pay the difference. Not very romantic, but extremely practical.

If you like our jewellery and your first gift is a success, then give us the dates for all those important events (birthdays, anniversaries etc), and we’ll email you a week ahead of the big day with a quick reminder and a chance to buy something else.

If you don’t fancy silver jewellery, here are some other suggestions for you:

Home accessories

Some of my favourite sites for interesting and unusual home furnishings and accessories are Westway, Maroque and Bhatik.

Among other things, Westway offer the best range of faux fur throws I have found. They also have funky hot water bottle covers. Perfect for those cold winters nights. The team at Westway have been kind enough to offer me a special discount for my readers, so if you fancy something from them just quote CORAZON at checkout for 10% off your order.

Maroque have a wonderful range of home accessories sourced from Morocco. They have Lanterns, ceramics and throws, they also do lovely Moroccan bath and body products from Marrakesh. Very luxurious and decadent, and some delicious ingredients. For 5% off at Maroque, quote coupon code COR5 at checkout.

Bhatik do lovely Indian soft furnishings and accessories as well as some lovely handmade gifts. To get 5% off your orders at Bhatik, quote coupon code COR5 at checkout.

Beauty products

L'Occitane do a fabulous range of lotions and potions and natural beauty products inspired by the plants and traditions of Provence. Whenever possible, the ingredients are organic. They are always of traceable origin and sourced from sustainable sources. I have been using their products for a decade, and in my opinion they can’t be beaten. 

Lingerie

A word of warning. Lingerie is difficult to buy for women, take a look at what she already has to make sure the style works, and for goodness sake check a label to get the size right!

Know Knockers is a great site, specialising is lingerie for the smaller busted woman. It is virtually impossible to get glamorous bras or swimwear in a AA or AAA sizes, but these guys do it. So if you’re looking for small bras, these are the guys. The guys at Know Knockers have very generously given me a coupon code for Xmas. If you quote coupon code CORAZON you’ll get 10% off.

BeCheeky focuses on glamorous underwear in standard sizes. They have a great selection of lingerie, from the simple (but still glam) to the seriously sexy including the notorious Pearl thongs featured on Sex and the City.

How about combining lingerie with jewellery? There is nothing more unattractive than a plain old bra strap ruining the look of a glamorous outfit.  Now there’s a solution at Glamorous brastraps  They have over 150 designs, made by hand using crystals, glass beads and diamante in a huge range of colours and styles. They replace the removable bra straps on any normal multiway bra, allowing the lady in your life to show those straps and still look sexy. For 10% your orders, quote our exclusive Corazon Latino coupon code CORA123.

Chocolates

For the lady with a sweet tooth, I would suggest Montezumas who have a delicious range of award winning chocolates in a range of amazing flavours like 3 Pepper, Paprika and Strawberry, Orange and geranium and brilliant chunky bars like Jungle Fever (Milk chocolate with sultanas, walnuts, apricots and coconut). You can buy individual bars, fabulous gift packs with a selection of the amazing flavoured bars, truffles and the most fabulous drinking chocolate. The girls at Montezumas have kindly offered a 10% discount from now until the end of December. Just quote CORAZON08 at check out and use it as an excuse to buy 10% MORE chocolate!

There are a huge variety of options in women’s gifts. I hope these suggestions help start you on your way. The real key to buying a presents for women is to put some time and thought into it. Choose something that shows you thought about her, not just went out and bought something. Any woman will appreciate that as much as the gift itself.

Good luck.