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A thanksgiving junk journal gives you a whole season to tuck into one small book: the smell of roasting turkey, the walk through fallen leaves, the quiet gratitude before dinner. This kit has 20 scene pages for the table, the kitchen and the front porch, 4 seamless background papers for linings and covers, and 4 lined writing pages for gratitude lists and family notes.
Print everything on heavyweight matte paper, at the highest quality your printer offers, so the washes stay soft instead of streaky. Trim each sheet to your journal’s page size before gluing it in, and leave the edges a little rough if you want that well-loved look.
Using these images: free for personal projects such as printing, coloring, cards, journals and gifts. Handmade items that include them may be sold up to 30 pieces per design. More than that is commercial use and is not permitted, and neither is selling or sharing the images themselves or passing them off as your own. Please ask before any other use.
The Thanksgiving Table
Candles flicker down the center of a table loaded with a golden roast turkey, serving bowls and a crisp white cloth, the whole scene lit warm against a softly painted dining room behind it.
Pair this one with the wheat sheaf pattern page for a kitchen-themed spread: glue the pie page on the right and let the pattern show as a strip along the left edge, like a curtain beside the window.
A cooling pumpkin pie sits on a windowsill with a small jug of cream and a dish towel nearby, autumn light painted soft across the glass.
Tuck a small handwritten list of this year’s harvest, real or imagined, into a pocket glued along the base of the cornucopia so the page holds a note as well as a picture.
Family And Fall Days
Leaves drift across a path where a family strolls between trees in full color, a dog trotting ahead and a wicker basket swinging from someone’s arm, the whole lane painted gold and rust.
Crates of squash, baskets of apples and a hand painted price sign make up this roadside stand, with a stack of pumpkins and a few fallen leaves finishing the scene against a soft country backdrop.
The usual mistake here is drawing every plate the same: vary the napkin folds and the angle of each leaf ring slightly so the row of settings feels handmade rather than printed in a line.
Kitchen And Cooking
A woven basket holds warm bread rolls dusted with flour, a butter dish and a sprig of rosemary tucked beside it, all sitting on a painted countertop with a folded cloth underneath.
Glue a small torn recipe card for cranberry sauce right beside the dish, or write your own grandmother’s version in the margin so the page becomes a keepsake, not just a picture.
A cozy kitchen scene with grandma basting a turkey at the open oven, steam curling up, pots simmering on the stove and a cat weaving underfoot, the whole room painted warm and a little smoky.
Give this page five minutes: a quick wash for the casserole dish, a scatter of marshmallow dabs on top, and a single line of steam. That is enough to read as finished on the sheet.
Porch, Door And Farmyard
Who is this page for: the one who loves decorating the porch every autumn, since it holds corn stalks, pots of mums and a pumpkin on the step, ready for her to glue in a photo of her own doorway.
A live turkey struts across a farmyard past a weathered fence, a scatter of fallen leaves and a few hens pecking nearby, a barn painted softly in the distance behind them all.
Pair this with the acorn frame lined page facing it: the round wreath on one side balances the small acorn border on the other for a neat two page spread.
Cozy Comforts
A ceramic jug of warm apple cider sits with two mugs, a cinnamon stick and a few scattered apples, the whole still life painted against a soft kitchen table background.
Try tea staining just the bottom edge of this page before gluing it in: the warm tint echoes the stove’s glow and makes the sheet feel pulled from an older journal.
A glass jar sits filled with small folded notes of thanks, a ribbon tied at its neck and a few loose slips scattered beside it on a table washed in warm autumn light.
What would you write here: one line about the thing you are most grateful for this year, dated simply, with the moon and fields as the only company the words need.
Sweets And Little Ones
A single slice of pecan pie sits on a small plate with a fork and a dollop of whipped cream, a few loose pecans scattered nearby on a softly painted tablecloth.
Cut a small window into this page before gluing it in and tuck a real paper turkey craft or a child’s drawing behind it, so the page frames something a little one actually made.
Tear the edge of this page roughly along one side before binding it in, so the soft quilt pattern seems to spill gently off the sheet into the journal’s spine.
Background Papers
Use this behind a photo of your own backyard trees, as the lining for a leaf shaped pocket, or as the cover for the whole journal, since its scattered oak and maple leaves repeat in warm rust and gold across the sheet.
Good as a pocket lining for ticket stubs, a wrap for a small gift tucked into the journal, or a simple cover paper, this plaid runs in rust and mustard bands with no single focal point.
Set this under a harvest photo, use it to line a pocket for pressed leaves, or wrap a small journal insert, as the small wheat sheaves tilt gently and repeat in neat rows across the page.
Try this behind a recipe card pocket, as endpapers for the whole journal, or as a wrap for a small gift tag, with its scatter of tiny pumpkins and acorns repeating loosely and evenly.
Lined Writing Pages
Use the ruled lines for a gift list, a simple seating plan for dinner, or a short letter to next year’s self about this autumn, framed by a soft border of oak leaves along the edges.
Write a family recipe handed down each year, a short grace to read before the meal, or a note about who sat where, with small wheat sprays tucked into one corner of the page.
Fill these lines with a Thanksgiving menu, a toast you plan to give, or a list of dishes everyone is bringing, set beneath a narrow band of cranberries running down one side.
Good for a longer entry: a memory of the day, a list of what you are grateful for this year, or a letter tucked away to reread next autumn, framed by small acorns on all four sides.
What to Do Next
Print the set, let the ink dry fully, then start gluing from the harvest table pages forward, pairing each scene with a background or lined page as you build your spreads, and for more seasonal pages try the sunflower junk journal or the winter junk journal kits next.
Frequently Asked Questions
What paper works best for printing these Thanksgiving junk journal pages?
Heavyweight matte paper around 28 to 32lb gives the richest color without curling or letting ink bleed through. Cardstock also works well for scene pages that will be glued flat, since the extra stiffness holds up to handling.
What printer settings give the best color on these pages?
Select the highest quality or photo setting your printer offers, with matte or plain paper chosen in the printer menu rather than glossy. This slows the print slightly but keeps the watercolor washes soft instead of streaky.
What size should I print the pages for a junk journal?
Standard letter size works for most journals and can be trimmed down afterward to fit smaller books. Print a test page first and measure against your journal’s cover before running the full set.
What glue is safe for gluing these pages into a handmade journal?
An acid free glue stick or matte medium works best, since both dry flat without wrinkling the paper. Avoid wet liquid glue on thinner paper, as it can cause the painted washes to buckle as they dry.
Can I color or add to these pages by hand after printing?
Yes, a fine tip pen works well for adding dates, names or small details over the printed washes. Colored pencils can also deepen a shadow or highlight a detail without fighting the existing palette.
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