i do homemade liquers if you'd like some recipes.
i buy the booze from Lidl - voddy, brandy, rum.
i also do fudge and chocolate truffles, would be happy to provide recipes for these. i do use marshmallow fluff for the fudge, but you can get that in any large sainsbury's OR lupe pinto's near tollcross if that is closer for you.
it's easy to tart up a homemade gift, too, with a little extra planning.
for example, in woolie's there are these Xmas cookie cutters, 4 for £2.50. well, i've already bought loads of wrap and Xmas ribbon in Jan. sales.
i tie on one of these cookie cutters and then curl the ribbon and it looks fab.
dig around! do you have any spare tins and boxes or jars or picture frames to tart up? i collect these througout the year.
try going to that shop called 'q' something or other right in nicolson street on the east side by lidl and superdrug.
go into the basement, the top is full of cheap clothes.
the basement is a goldmine of DIRT cheap wee sparkly boxes to put truffles and homemade fudge in.
they also sell cheapo glitter glue. like a pound or two for 6 tubes.
you can use it to decorate boxes or tins or jars with squiggles or designs.