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Ideas for gift wrapping home made Xmas Puds

Hi,
I've made a batch of christmas puddings as gifts - I wondered if anyone had any good ideas on how best to gift wrap to make them look special/like nice gifts? Photos especially welcome of any people have already gifted :)

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  • The only thing I can think of is to wrap them in cellophane with a nice fabric bow.
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  • how about in a special christmas bowl if they are small individual ones.

    or on a christmas plate.

    in coloured cellophane.

    in a box with a small jar of brandy for lighting, a tin of cream (am i the only one who liked evaporated milk with xmas pud?)
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  • Chris25
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    POundland usually have Christmas cello goody bags. Usually see-through but with a festive design on too.
  • Thanks for all the suggestions everyone, I shall have a look on ebay for suggested ideas and our local poundland. I have lots of nice ribbons and bows in, but I need to find some nice cellophane!
  • Ruth_honey
    Ruth_honey Posts: 2,831 Forumite
    The 99p shop and poundland had Christmas bowls & plates which I think would work nicely.
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  • Chris25
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    Thanks for all the suggestions everyone, I shall have a look on ebay for suggested ideas and our local poundland. I have lots of nice ribbons and bows in, but I need to find some nice cellophane!

    From Poundland, I got 20 cello bags which were see-through but had litle gold stars printed on - some of which were solid, some just the outlines and there were 20 pieces of about half-inch-thick gold ribbon to tie them.
    They weren't in Christmas section but with the general wrapping stuff.
  • themull1
    themull1 Posts: 4,299 Forumite
    In a bag, then in a christmas tea towel, tied at the top with ribbon and a wooden spoon tag.
  • I've got some cello bags I bought from Lakeland a couple of years ago, I think they have toy soldiers on them !! I'm going to pop the puds in one of these, wrap with ribbon and get my 7 year old to handwrite a tag - I know his grandparents will treasure that bit the most :)
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  • Asda have single cupcake boxes.

    Or £land have boxes for 4 cupcakes.
    squeaky wrote: »
    Smiles are as perfect a gift as hugs...
    ..one size fits all... and nobody minds if you give it back.
    ☆.。.:*・° Housework is so much easier without the clutter ☆.。.:*・°
    SPC No. 518
  • babyjane76
    babyjane76 Posts: 5 Forumite
    edited 28 November 2012 at 10:56AM
    I put mine in a plain bag then wrap bag in Hessian material and tie at top with a nice red ribbon tied into a bow. They look really nice and I have sold them like this at craft fairs to and always get good feedback
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