About us

Day You Were Born Charts are now produced by Star Gifts, who are based in Wrexham, North Wales.

They were initially produced by Countercraft Gifts who had been producing personalised gifts for over 20 years dating back over 2 decades. As the name suggests, this was a small family business which started selling personalised gifts and crafts over the counter to customers of all ages.

Originally operating from within visitor attractions in Cheshire and North Wales, children were able to make coloured drawings or messages into a keyring, fridge magnet, ruler or create a spoon puppet.

In order to cater for adults, Countercraft Gifts researched into Family Coat of Arms, First Name and Surname origins and began producing certificates for customers over the shop counter. Each item was proudly taken away as a keepsake or gift and appreciated by all ages.

At around the same time, Day You Were Born Charts were introduced and could be provided for any age from a newborn baby, and as far back as 1900. Having the facility to personalise a chart with a recipient’s name and add a personal message in a customer’s own words, made the making of it unique and unlike anything that could be bought on the High Street.

Over the years, the development of technology and advent of “online” selling, enabled Countercraft Gifts to be able to offer their Day You Were Born Charts to you on this website and on various other selling platforms.

The founder of Countercraft Gifts was born in Lancashire prior to the beginning of World War 2 and knows the value that recalled and shared memories can bring to a person’s wellbeing.

After many successful years of trading, and with a heavy heart, Countercraft Gifts have now decided it is time to hand the reins over to the next generation, namely us, Star Gifts. We have been working alongside Countercraft Gifts during recent years, and although the founder of Countercraft has now retired, he is pleased that the family business is continuing to flourish providing an opportunity for people to go down memory lane.

You can be assured that we will continue to provide the same care and attention to our customers as was originally provided by the founder.