10 unique personalised birthday gifts

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You’ve got the cake, bought the candles, the decorations are ready to be hung – but what about a gift? Finding something that is just right is no mean feat. We may be a little biased, but we think personalised gifts are *chef’s kiss*, and the great news is that fun, personalised gifts don’t just have to be for milestone birthdays! Whether you have a parent who is a proud 60s baby or a bestie who is a proud 90s millenial, you can celebrate your loved one (no matter their age) with these unique birth year personalised birthday gifts. We’ve collated a list of all the ones we love, so you’re sure to find something lovely!

1. A cool print

martha brook personalised stationery blog 10 unique birth year personalised birthday gifts tulastra studio personalised birthday print. A gift sat on a chair holding a print in a fram. The print has a purple background and a green squiggle border, with dark blue type that reads 'that girl since 1984'.

First on our list of birth year personalised birthday gifts is this gorgeous personalised print from Tulastra Designs that we have fallen a little bit in love with! It is bold, fun, and comes in a few different colourways so you can match it to the recipient’s taste. This is such a unique way to celebrate them on their special day, no matter how old they are turning!

2. A fun mug

martha brook personalised stationery blog 10 unique birth year personalised birthday gifts kate ceramics personalised birthday mug. A cream coloured mug with a lime green rim and bold black text that reads '1999'.

If there’s one thing we believe in life, it is that you can never have too many mugs – which is why they make the perfect gift! Give them one embellished with their birth year life this lovely cup from Kate Ceramics so everyone knows who it belongs to!

3. A luxury bottle box ( with bottle!)

martha brook personalised stationery blog 10 unique birth year personalised birthday gifts stag design personalised bottle box gift set. A black wooden bottle box stands upright on a side. The box reads '1995' in white text. Next to it is an unopened bottle of champagne and two flutes.

If you can’t enjoy a little luxury on your birthday, when can you? Make them feel extra special with one of these lovely gift boxes from Stag Design. You can choose the tipple of choice to include with it, and each box is personalised with the recipient’s birth year, as well as a message of your choice. It’s the perfect gift for a special celebration!

4. A bespoke keyring

martha brook personalised stationery blog 10 unique birth year personalised birthday gifts create gift love personalised keyring. A pink background, in front of it a hand holding a key. The key has a bright pink leather loop keyring with '1991' written on it in red text.

We think a personalised keyring makes such a lovely gift – they are going to be carrying that rounf with them everywhere! This lovely personalised birthday gift keyring from Create Gift Love is colourful, fun, and is a stylish way to make sure they never misplace their keys again!

5. A handy notebook

martha brook personalised stationery blog 10 unique birth year personalised birthday gifts martha brook personalised birthday gift notebook. A person sat at a desk holds a navy blue notebook, embossed with gold foiling that reads 'est. 1999' in the centre, with a name personalised in the bottom right corner. On the desk there are gift wrapped in lilac wrapping paper with green ribbon, a slice of birthday cake on a plate, and a vase filled with flowers.

You may not know this about us, but we’re big fans of birthdays around here! Which is why we are so excited about our new personalised birthday gift notebook, that can be personalised with any birth year and the recipient’s name! Choose from a spectrum of colour options (as well as gold or silver foiling). There’s nothing quite like that new notebook feeling – it comes as part of a birthday gift set, too!

6. A keepsake memory box

martha brook personalised stationery blog 10 unique birth year personalised birthday gifts warners end personalised memory box. A wooden keepsake memory box on a table with a pile of black and white family photographs in front. The top of the box reads '1973' in white text.

Birthdays can be such a lovely time for nostalgia and reminiscing. Photographs from birthdays gone by can sometimes get lost, so why note gift your loved one somewhere they can keep and treasure their birthday memories, to get out and look at every year on their special day? This lovely gift box from Warner’s End is one of our favourite personalised birthday gifts – because we’re very sentimental at heart!

7. A stylish cushion

martha brook personalised stationery blog 10 unique birth year personalised birthday gifts drifting bear co personalised birthday cushion. A cream coloured cushion on a sofa, embellished with the text 'another trip around the sun' in a cricle. In the middle of the circle is a yellow sun, with the year '1979' in white text.

When we came across this personalised birth year cushion from The Drifting Bear Co. we fell in love with the design! Embellished with the quote ‘another trip around the sun’, we think this just makes such a unique gift for that friend who is a big fan of their interior styling. This would look at home on any stylish sofa!

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8. A bold sweatshirt

martha brook personalised stationery blog 10 unique birth year personalised birthday gifts rock on ruby personalised sweatshirt. A woman with short blonde hair poses wearing a dark green sweatshirt. The sweatshirt has '1966' written on the front in bright pink.

We are such huge fans of Rock On Ruby here at Martha Brook – if you haven’t come across them before, they make the coolest personalised apparel! When we found out they did a personalised birth year sweatshirt, we knew we had to include it in our list of unique personalised birthday gifts. Just look at those colour combos! We might just have to get one for ourselves.

9. A chic duffel bag

martha brook personalised stationery blog 10 unique birth year personalised birthday gifts solesmith embroidered duffle bag. A white and blue striped duffel bag on the floow next to a plant. The bag is embroidered in red with '1991'.

This one is definitely for that cool friend you’re never sure what to get – maybe they are an avid gym go-er, or make regular trips to the beach and could use something to carry all of their cool stuff. This striped duffel from Solesmith is embroidered with their birth year and gives understated chic. We love it!

10. That’s a wrap!

martha brook personalised stationery blog 10 unique birth year personalised birthday gifts heather alstead personalised birthday gift wrap. A present wrapped in white wrapping paper with a repeated pattern of 'Charlie making the world more awesome since 1995' in black text.

Why stop at just a personalised gift when you can have the wrapping paper personalised too? We think this personalised wrapping paper from Heather Alstead is so fun, and such a unique way to gift a present to someone that will have them smiling before they have even unwrapped it! The paper is personalised with both their name and their birth year, to make them feel extra special.

We hope you have found our list of birth year personalised birthday gifts useful! We think they make such fun, unique gifts to give someone on their special day – let us know if you end up getting any of them for someone special by leaving a comment!

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