Are you looking for a last minute gift idea? Or do you get stuck when looking for presents in general? Or perhaps you are simply on the hunt for something abit different? Whatever the occasion, I love finding thoughtful gifts; something handmade, personal or unique in some way. But sometimes it can be difficult to come up with the perfect idea. Until now…
Star Name Registry is the UK’s number one online registry company who offers this unique gift. There are a variety of packages to choose from, with prices ranging from £14.99 for a standard star to £69.99 for a binary star gift set, as well as several other options inbetween. Their gift set version of each package comes with a framed certficate beautifully presented in a silver box, whereas the regular version comes in an envelope. If you need it in a hurry, you can choose to have it sent via email for an extra £4.99 (sent within 12 hours of order received) or £6.99 for next day delivery (paper version). Gift sets can also be sent via next day special delivery for £8.49. So handy to remember as a last minute present too!
I originally found out about naming your very own star with Star Name Registry last year, when I was contacted by their lovely team to review their extra bright star gift set and host a giveaway. It really is such a fab gift idea! It is ideal for the person who has everything, anyone with an interest in stargazing or outdoors in general, or for someone who just likes something that bit different!
This lovely set includes your very own star that you can name, and choose which constellation you would like it to be located in too. It also has an explanation of the star, free download of software, map and framed certificate in a gorgeous silver box. It does make a really unusual and very lovely gift.
For my original review, I took quite sometime trying to decide on the name of my star and considered a couple of different options; for example, I thought about naming it after my daughter, or even her nickname ‘Squiggle’. But then I came up with the perfect idea: I chose our family name, because then the star represents both of us together. Wherever we are, we can look up at the night sky and see our star, and know we are together. It even includes our furbabies! Perfect.
This time, I didn’t have to think so hard because I knew it would make the perfect gift for a family member! So I named it after them, along with a short personal message to them to show our gratitude for all they do. They were very grateful!
And one lucky reader can win an Extra Bright Star gift set too! To be in with a chance of winning, enter my rafflecopter giveaway below. Good luck…
Competition closes 29th March 2018. Open to UK residents only. Winner will be emailed a coupon code to redeem the Extra Bright Star gift set prize themselves. Other T&Cs apply.
*Disclosure: I was gifted Extra Bright Star gift sets free of charge for the purpose of review. Thoughts and opinions are my own.
I would gift this to my neighbor.
I’d give this to my friend who has just had a new baby, it’d be so sweet x
I would name this star after my son using his nickname ollymcpolly
Would give to my son and let him choose a name for the star. He would love doing it
I would name the star after my mum, she passed away last August and next week would have been her birthday
I would gift this to my nephew who I’m sure would come up with a great name for it. Thanks for the competition.
I would name it after my daughter.
Name it after my dad.
I would give this to my sister who lost her son through premature birth as a permanent memory for him.
My dog, Daisy
I’d gift it to my soon-to-be husband and i’d name it after our family name 🙂
I would give this to my dad as he has been obsessed with Star Trek since it began back in 1967 and think he would love his own star to name
name a star after my late father
I would give it to my daughter to name as we always tell her to look to the stars and mommmy and daddy will always be there
i would love this to name a star after my gran and grandad
I’d let my grandchildren name it in memory of their late grandad
i would name it after my late father he was a star in my eyes
I would give it to my best friend
My beautiful amazing daughter.
after my grandson
I’d gift it to my mum as I know she would love to name the star in memory of her mum who she misses every day.
I would give it to my grandchildren, their mum would think of what to name it
I would give this to my grandson!
I would give this to my best friend as a gift for her birthday
give to my partner she would name it after her daughter who passed away 5 years ago
I would name it after my daughter. She is a star x
l would name it stella after my mum
i would name it after my daughter
I would gift the deed to my 5 year old niece and let her decide.
I would give it to my mum, she loves astronomy and we’re giving her a telescope for Christmas, so would be a lovely little extra
my brand new nephew as a new baby gift
I would give it my step daughter and she can name it whatever she wanted to name it x
I would give this to my sister who’s about to have her first baby i think it’s a perfect welcome to the world gift
i would name it after my mum
I’d love one named Henry Oliver-Ray for my little grandson he’s my little star would be lovely for him to keep thanks for the chance to win one
I’d name it in memoriam to my Grandpa
I would gift it to my great-niece. A truly “forever” present – nothing throwaway about a shining star! Great giveaway – many thanks.
I love the gift of baking and for Mothers Day ill be baking a scrumptious chocolate cake
I would gift it to my daughter
I would gift this to my nieces and let them choose the name 🙂
I would Name the Star ‘Bub’ – it’s our special name for each other
I’m not the most creative person, I would name it after my husband as it would be a present for his big 40 this year!
My star would be called James
I would name it after one of my cats = Calypso x
I would gift it to my son & daughter, Freya & Noah.
I’d call it AidaBella after my children!
for my mum
Too many stars I could give this to!
i would gift this too my sons x
i would name it after my dad whos passed and give it to my mum x
I would give it to my partner and name it Ruth after his mother
I’d name it after my maiden name in honour of my late Dad x
I would love you name the Star after my 2 boys. My 6 month old will cry and my 3 year old will sing twinkle twinkle and my baby instanstly stops crying….
To my precious little daughter. She will be 7 soon and loves and is fascinated by the stars and astronomy. She marvels at the night sky! She truly is my star and can brighten up any gloom! We were blessed with her after many miscarriages and years of fertility treatments and would be so deserving of this prize. Many thanks for this great review and giveaway.
I would gift this to my daughter.
I would name it after my daughter
if i won i would give it to my daughters to name x
i would call it lozzle
Perfect for my little Granddaughter, the (star) light of my life.
I WOULD NAME IT JACQUI AFTER MY MUM WHO PASSED AWAY IN OCTOBER SO I COULD STILL TALK TO HER AND SHOW MY NOW 11 MONTH OLD WHERE GRAN IS
Love for myself
Od name mu star mary kate after two special ladies
Would name this star Lucy after my Granddaughter and would keep it for her, till she is oler enough to understand what it means
I’d name it after a much loved lost one.
I would gift this to our Grandson , He would love to name star
If I was lucky enough to win I would name the star Rory for my 7 month old baby boy 🙂
I would name it Sparkle and Gift it to my two nieces x
a gift to my friend x
Trident
I would name the star TWINKLE
I would give this to my sister, she’s a sci-fi fan and I would love to find out what name she would pick!
I’d love gift it to my lil one he loves the stars and he would have his own
I’d give it to my daughter because she’s my little star
I’d gift it to my son and daughter in law, they got married a few days before Christmas this would be a magical reminder of their special day’ After all it was written in the stars that they’d be together forever.
This looks fabulous I’d name it after my Fabulous husband Terry
Siri…It’s a mixture of my mum & grandmothers name put together..Miss them so much.
I would name it after my two babies Angels xx
I’d gift this to my mum and I think she’d name it after our dog!
I would gift this to my lovely Nana
I’d gift this to my Mum as she has wanted this for years x
I’d think about it, but I would probably name it after our surname ?
I would let my son choose a name as be fascinated to do
BenBens after my grandad
having lost my nan new years eve i would gift this to my mum so she can name a star after my nan <3
I’d name it after my little niece..
I would name this star Peter – after my Grandad, Best-Friend, Hero and Soulmate 🙂 He was my world, it’s his anniversary on the 24th Jan, 3 years.
Becci Cleary
The joshua star
id love to give this to my daughter as a really unusual wedding gift
fantastic gift
I would Gift this to my wife and call the star “amazing”as that’s what she is to me
I would give it to my sister as a gift!
I would gift this to my daughter, how special
I would name my star JAB
I would gift this to my niece and nephew to name after their mum – who is watching over all of us x
I would let my eldest daughter come up with a special name for our family x
I would do this as a gift for my daughter.
after my lovely dad who has now gone
I would gift it to my nephew so he can name it in memory of his mum 🙂 x
my mother in law died new years eve would love to give this to her husband
I would name the star after my Dad, so I could then point Grandad’s star out to my children
My daughter
I would give it to my husband for our 11 year anniversary
I would name it Roberta after my late Mum x
The Parker Star!
How lovely. I would gift this to my mum as she always looks up at the stars when thinking about her late father.
Would give this to my son.
My daughter would love this so this would be for her. She would probably name the star ‘Dave’ as that’s what she names everything right now! 😉
Amelia&Charlotte
I’d have to thing about the name but it would be something around my mum’s name 🙂
I’d name it Alex for my lovely shining star stepdaughter
I’d call it Violet Joy after my little girl
i would gift this to my daughter to name in honour of our grandchild due later this year
I would give this as a gift to my granddaughter who celebrates her first birthday this month in January.
I think this is a lovely idea and would give to my granddaughter.
I’d gift it to my big sister she lost her dad last year so I would let her name it after him 🙂
I would give this to my girls 🙂
I would give it to my daughter
My granddaughter with wishes for better health
I would name it Lucy Louise after my Granddaughter, who i would give it to, once she is older enough
I would gift this to my sister! And name it after her 🙂
I would name it Florence and gift it to my mum.
What a lovely idea… would love this in honour of my own little star and would name it after my son please!
I would call my star Middo Clan so all the family could say we have a star in the sky
I’d love to gift this to my dad 🙂 he’s fascinated by space and the night sky and he would LOVE it!
Team JJ
i would gift it to my daughter to choose
Id name it Rory after my nephew due in April. It would be a lovely birth gift
I would let my children name it
I would gift it to my husband and he could name it
I would name my star Lou Lou after my partner lucy. I would gift this to her
I would give this to my mum.
I would name the star ‘KATHURIMA’ for my family
I’d name it Hope after my daughter
I would gift to my daughter
Grandpa Dave, after my late husband, for my grandchildren
I would call the star Jasmine after my daughter x
I’d gift it to my boys, Zach & Noan
Congrats Rich… Your name has just been drawn by Rafflecopter as the winner! I hope your boys love it!
I’d name it after my brother who passed away in 2009, and I’d gift it to my parents.
I would gift it to my husband, not sure what he would call it though.
id name it after my son
I would name it Angela my sister who past a way and give it to her son’s x
my eldest son would love this x
I actually bought one of these for my God-Daughter’s first birthday, so I would name this one for me so I can always be close.
I would name the star Sid and gift it to my Mum as Sid was her nickname for her twin who passed away recently.
I would name to after my son x He would love this – thanks for the chance to win x
I would gift to my children to name a star for their dad who passed away when he was 37 x
I would give the star to my mother and would let her name it too.
I would name it after our Nan who has recently passed away <3
I’d name it after my much loved and missed Dad would give me a lot of comfort x
Boo after my Dad for all of us.
i would gift itto my grandaughter x
i would name it after my son
I would give this fantastic treasure to my loving sister as she deserves for everything she’s given em and I know her face would light up! 🙂
I would give this to my Mother, so that she can name it after my late Father.
I would name it after my Mum who has passed away now.
i would name it stella after my mum
My husband for a little magic
This would make a lovely gift for my son who loves star gazing
I’d name it after my daughter.
My mum id name my star cassie
Perfrct to see her shining bright for eternity
I would name the star the Fordy star as our surname is Ford!
I would name it Fleur after my Sister.
I would name it Myridius after a lot of game characters I created.
I would name this star Jasper after my little boy due in 4 weeks
I would name it Miriam after my sister who was stillborn 31 years ago x
For my little daughter it would make such a special gift as she loves space and learning about astronomy.
I would name the star after my daughter, this would make a wonderful birthday present that she could remember for ever
I’d give it to my Husband who would probably name it after his late Mom.
I would love to win for my Hubby! Fingers crossed.
I would gift this to my son, he’s very imaginative xx
i would call it carperchris for the hubby
Id name it after my niece Darcie
I’d call it Aidabella after my 2 kids!
Would be Alfie
I will name the star after my father in law James who passed away this year. I will gift it to my mother in law.
I’d name it after a loved lost one.
to my friend at work x
This would be for my daughter who is obsessed with space!
Noel, after my late Granddad I still remember sitting on his knee
I would give it to my gran
I would name it after my nephew and gift it to him.
I would name it after my Mum
I would name it after my much missed Mummy, who passed away Christmas 2015
My grandmother who passed away
I would name this after the shining star in my life – my daughter Georgia Rose
My daughter Bridie xxx
I would name it Tavis after my son
I would name it after my partners mum who passed away and gift it to him x
I would name it after my late dad and gift it to my mum
I would name it after my girlfriend, as she’s already the light of my life,somewhere astral might make her shine even brighter 🙂
I would name it for my Mum who sadly passed away 17 years ago. I think it would make a lovely tribute to her.
i would love to name a star after my lovely late dad in his memory
I would gift it to my daughter with her name 🙂
I would give this to my son. He would love it!
i would name it after our daughter mali and gift it to my fiance
I would give it to my husband – my star and let him name it.
I would gift to my daughter for her sweet sixteenth x
OLIAS MY GRANDSON WITH HIS BIRTHDATE
I would name my star Zakary after my rainbow baby 🙂
I would name the Star Jack after my own little star.
id give it to my other half as he loves astronomy
My daughter
My husband loves astronomy so I would gift it to him as a lovely surprise
I would give this to my youngest daughter as she is fascinated by astronomy ⛥
I would name the Star Cheyenne <3 and give it to mom put a smile on her face Cheyenne was my niece's name <3
i would name it after my lovely mum she would love that
I would give it to my wife for her to name after her new granddaughter
I would call my star Nevaeh. and gift it to my step daughter as she lost baby Nevaeh just before her second birthday.
I would let my son choose a name as he would be fascinated to do this
I would name my grandchildren
I would gift it to my 8yr old daughter and name it after her.
I’d be tempted to name it in memory of my dad.
Cookie, to gift to my mum
My gorgeous little grandson Henry Oliver-Ray
I’d put it in my daughters time capsule, for her to open on her 18th as we wrote lovely letters for her first birthday and this would be a fabulous addition.
is name it Logan after my son
my daughter whitney x
I would give this to my dad 🙂 because he has a special birthday coming up and it would be a lovely way of commemorating it
I would name the star Laird after my very special dog who passed on a few years ago
I’d call it Mr E and give it to Mr E
I would name it Darcie after my niece.
Would name it Amber after a pet I have lost and miss
i would give it to my daughter for her birthday
This would be a present for my sister in law who lost her Dad this time last year 🙂
I would give this to my mum as i think this is a lovely unusual thing to give somebody
id gift it to my daughter who wants to study astronomy at uni, id name is elisabetania after her imaginary world when she was a kid!
I would have to give it to my best friend!!
Kayla and give it my sister
I would name my star Oilver and gift it to my wee nephew.x great blog.x
I’d give this to my sister Fleur
i would give this to my grandaughter x
I would name the star Belle after my daughter
I’d name it Nutty Nanny as that is the nickname my grandchildren have given me
I would gift it to my parents.
I would gift this to my daughter Cerys Lydia for her 13th birthday in July
i would gift it to my son
I would give it to my best friend for her birthday. She is a star and deserves to name one.
I would do it for my very best friend. I would have to hunt out some Latin or Greek equivalent of his name – John
I would gift it to my daughter.
I’d name the star after my Grandad & give it to my Nannie. She’d be over the moon!
I’d call it George Michael.
I would name after my son 🙂 he loves space so would be absolutely thrilled x
I asked my husband for a star for Christmas but apparently blatantly asking is still not a big enough hint for him so I never got one. I’d name it Ember like our daughter.
I would gift it to my niece. She is Minion mad, I wouldn’t be suprised if she named the star after one of the characters.
I’d gidt it to my daughter, I would leave it to her to decide what to call it 🙂 xx
I would call it Hamish after our lovely dog we lost
I would name it after my niece and give it to my sister. 🙂
I would gift this to my little one due in October, so not sure on what I’d name it just yet 🙂 x
I’d name it Marianna after my daughter 🙂
i would give it to my son
I would name my star Becky and give it to my daughter
I would love to name a star after my cat who passed away, in her memory x
I would gift this to my dad who would no doubt name it after his father wow amazing prize
i would gift it to my son aaron
Love to win for my Hubby, we would call it after him … Mr G
would love this for my daughter x
Would give this to my Granddaughter and would love the star named after her Lucy
I would give this to my husband for his 50th this August.He loves stargazing so to have his own star deed would make his day
I’m not sure about the name, but it would be a gift for my husband, I think he would love it.
We lost my mum recently so I’d gift it to my dad to use in her memory.
Id love to gift this to my sister she’s my twin I’d name it born to be
I would name this star ‘sons’ after my two Angel baby boys.
I would give this to my Mum so she can name a star after herself 🙂 x
Would make an unusual gift for a new baby or for a coming of age gift.