Gift baskets

I tend to get hold of cellophane in catering shops (the ones that sell icing and sugarcraft things) - it's much cheaper than in the art and craft stores and you can usually buy rolls of it. Also - if you want to tie the tops up, plain raffia looks nice (cheap in wilkinson garden section or garden centres) or florist ribbon (most florists - usually buy by the metre and very cheaply too!). I agree with Miss Kitty on the bags as a substitute - I've used make-up bags and little handbags for the same thing from Primark and they looked great - they were cheaper than the baskets I could find and useful afterwards too.