Up-cycled Atlas Treat Container

So I found this great old atlas at a thrift store.

The pages seemed to hardly ever been opened.

As a side note, I'm adding this to the Moxie Fab World

Map to Your Heart Challenge. 

It is a large book, @ ll" x 15".

I pulled the pages out of the binding and had them cut loose of the glued edge.

Now I have this cool book cover to make a jumbo album of sorts out of.
That's for another time.

Aren't the pages beautiful? 

I folded one page in half and glued the sides together. 

Folding the paper gave it more body to work with.

Now for creating the "sour cream" style container.

Cut to a 6" x 6" square and place a "better" adhesive along one of the edges.
Roll into a tube shape.

 Pinch one end of the tube together, 

placing the paper intersection off center.

I sewed it closed, you cold use adhesive, staples... anything.

It just needs to be secure, or whatever you place

inside WILL fall out.

One end sewn closed

 This is IMPORTANT.

Put your goodies, candies, jewelry, etc.

inside BEFORE you complet the next step.

Ok? so you put the goodies inside?

Now you can pinch the other end of the tube

into the opposite direction and sew (or do what ever you'd like) closed.

The completed "sour cream" treat holder.

I added a quick card using leftover "map", an oval punch and a rub-on.

As a finishing touch,

I cut the ends of the container with decorative scissors

then crimped them.

I know we've all seen these container before, 

easy... yes.

Perfect for Valentine's Day right?