Christmas presents - help!

[smileykate]

Hi there,
I'm a newbie to the food forum (I'm usually found browsing the jewellery threads!) but I wonder if any one can give me any advice.

This year, as I'm on a bit of a budget, I was thinking of making some foddie treats for aunties, uncles, cousins etc for Christmas presents. I love baking so I thought this would make a nice treat rather than buying something from teh shops :-)

I've found some great ideas for biscotti, christmas biscuits, mulled wines and chutneys etc on the bbcgoodfood website but I'm a bit stuck with the pacakaging side of things. Are there any good/cheap suppliers that you can recommend? I was thinking of polythene bags or baskets/jars but having never done this sort of thing before I was wondering if anyone has any tips/recommendations?

thanks so much!
x

[indri]

lakeland do all you'd need for jarring chutneys, though have no idea how they would compare in price to anywhere else. sounds like a lovely lot of pressies you'll be making!

[Aviya Glass]

For your biscotti etc I would use cello bags with a pretty ribbon and a gift tag.
Lakeland is FAB but also check out your local £ shop, wilko, makro etc for cheaper jars.
Sounds all very yummy :sm:

[smileykate]

I hadn't thought of trying out £ shops - will definitely give that a try!
I think the main challenge will be to pick things that don't need to be kept in the fridge/last for more than a few days...I'll be sure to report back if I make any fantastic finds :-)

[Louisee]

T K Maxx usually have a good selection of empty tins and baskets, wrap biscuits, sweets in cellophane tied with a ribbon and pop them in. Mulled wine looks good in 1/2 wine bottles with a homemade label, obviously you would have to drink the original contents first ! ;) or tie the mulling spices in a muslin bag to the wine bottle with instructions,(not so much fun....).

You can always put use by/best before dates on your labels, (I use card luggage labels, plenty of room for writing ) and in the case of things like chutneys, "do not think of opening until" dates !

[LillyTea]

Making chocolates is always a good one.

Cellophane and bows could look nice when it comes to making things look nice.

[Selina]

Wilkos do the 'kilner' type jars with the locking air tight lids, if memory serves me correctly they are under £3 each. Selina

[HappySheep]

You can get cheap little baskets and make up mini 'hampers' - a couple of years ago I did that for people and it went down well...especially as you can tailor each one to the person.

Best of luck!
Judith

[beadsbydesign]

What a lovely idea!

[cakedecorator]

Go to Nigella's Website and look up peanut butter cups. I have made them for parties several times in a row, and they always go down well. Last year I used chocolate boxes, and presented them as gifts to people and they loved them - better stil that I had made them....

hope this helps
Cake decorator
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Hi there,
I'm a newbie to the food forum (I'm usually found browsing the jewellery threads!) but I wonder if any one can give me any advice.

This year, as I'm on a bit of a budget, I was thinking of making some foddie treats for aunties, uncles, cousins etc for Christmas presents. I love baking so I thought this would make a nice treat rather than buying something from teh shops :-)

I've found some great ideas for biscotti, christmas biscuits, mulled wines and chutneys etc on the bbcgoodfood website but I'm a bit stuck with the pacakaging side of things. Are there any good/cheap suppliers that you can recommend? I was thinking of polythene bags or baskets/jars but having never done this sort of thing before I was wondering if anyone has any tips/recommendations?

thanks so much!
x