- The Attic Room
- London Streets
- School Days
- Attic Companions
- Celebrations
- Letters and Visitors
- Background Papers
- Lined Writing Pages
- Frequently Asked Questions
a little princess junk journal kit brings the attic room of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1905 story onto paper you can actually glue into a book. Inside are 22 scene pages that follow Sara Crewe’s world from the cold garret to the candlelit feast, 4 seamless background papers for linings and pockets, and 5 lined writing pages for your own entries.
Print everything on matte cardstock heavy enough to take glue without buckling, set your printer to its best or photo quality for richer colour, and trim close to the edge before you assemble the pages into signatures.
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 Attic Room
Sara’s first garret, with its skylight and narrow iron bed, sets the whole journal’s mood before anything changes for the better.
Tuck a small written list onto this page naming the things that changed overnight: a fire in the grate, a thick rug, warm blankets, a tray set with tea things.
Writing the list by hand next to the painted room makes the contrast feel earned rather than described, which suits a page about quiet kindness arriving unseen.
Pair this page with the rose and lace pattern background from this set, using a strip of it as a mat behind the doll before gluing the scene on top.
The pattern echoes the doll’s lace collar without competing with it, so the whole spread reads as one soft idea rather than two separate pages.
London Streets
A cloaked girl crosses a snowy London street, her boots sinking into drifts while gaslight and rooftops fade softly into the distance behind her.
The usual mistake with a food page like this is painting the buns alone on white paper, which flattens the whole scene.
Keep the warm window glow, the steam rising off the tray and a glimpse of the street outside, so the buns sit inside a real moment instead of floating free.
A small monkey picks its way across snow dusted chimney pots and slates on its way toward a lit attic window, with London rooftops stretching behind it.
Write a short line of thanks on this page, the kind Sara might have whispered to a bird that visited when no one else did.
School Days
For a gift journal made for a former teacher or a lifelong student, this page of tall schoolhouse windows and iron railings makes a fitting opening image.
A trunk lid stands open as silk and velvet dresses spill out, with ribbon, a fan and a pair of gloves scattered beside it on the floor.
The five minute version of this page skips the full street and simply paints the coin glinting in wet cobblestones with a few scattered leaves nearby, still a complete small scene.
Give this page to the spread beside the girls’ school windows page, letting the two sit together as one lesson about Sara’s studious side before her fortune changes.
Attic Companions
glue in a tiny torn paper square here to stand as a crumb, a small playful touch for the rat who became an unlikely companion in the cold garret.
A soft red shawl lies draped over the back of a plain wooden chair, its folds catching warm light against the cooler attic wall behind it.
Celebrations
What would the birthday girl in this story wish for, if she could have anything at all. Write her answer along the bottom of the page in a few lines.
Try tea-staining the edges of this page before gluing it in, since a warm stained border suits a feast that appeared in the attic as if by magic.
The soft brown edge also helps the candlelight in the painting feel like it reaches past the frame of the page itself.
Across the narrow roof sits the house of the kind neighbour whose quiet presence changes everything, its windows glowing warmly against the evening sky.
Letters and Visitors
A small writing desk holds an open letter from father beside an inkwell, a quill and a pressed flower, with soft window light falling across the wood.
Place a torn ticket stub or a tiny folded note here, the kind of small paper keepsake that suits a page about an arrival nobody expected.
A girl sits among younger pupils gathered close on the floor, telling a story with her hands raised, a low fire and scattered cushions painted around the group.
buttered muffins steam beside a teapot and two cups on a small tray, set on a lace cloth with soft window light glowing behind the arrangement.
Keep this page for a quiet corner of the journal: a street wrapped in fog and lamplight, with a single figure in the distance and rooftops dissolving into mist.
An open velvet book of fairy tales rests beside a candle stub and a ribbon bookmark, its pages softly illustrated and its cover worn at the corners.
Background Papers
This rose and lace pattern suits a cover sheet, a pocket lining behind the velvet doll page, or a backing for a small envelope of pressed flower keepsakes.
Use this snowy rooftop paper behind the London snow and monkey pages, as a journal cover, or folded into a small pocket for winter ticket stubs.
This small sparrow pattern works well as a lining behind the attic companion pages, a pocket for feather or leaf keepsakes, or a soft journal cover.
Reach for this faded damask as a cover for the whole journal, a lining behind the school pages, or a backing sheet for a pocket of old letters.
Lined Writing Pages
Use this border for a list of favourite childhood toys, a note about a cherished keepsake, or a short memory of afternoon tea with someone dear.
This page suits a short poem, a note tucked inside a gift, or a single wish written out in full for someone to find later.
Write out a tea time menu here, a list of favourite bakery treats, or a short note of thanks for a shared meal.
Fitting for a letter to next year, a wish written on a cold night, or a short account of a kindness recently received.
Keep this one for a gift list, a note to a favourite childhood heroine, or a few lines about a quiet winter morning.
What to Do Next
Print the pages you love most first, arrange them in the order given here, and let the set grow into a full attic story journal one spread at a time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What paper works best for these pages?
Matte cardstock around 110lb holds the colour well and takes glue without buckling. Avoid glossy photo paper, since it resists glue and pencil and makes the watercolour look artificial.
What printer settings give the best colour?
Set the printer to its best or photo quality setting on plain or matte paper. This keeps the soft washes looking rich rather than pale, since draft mode often thins out muted colours.
What size should I print the pages?
Standard letter or A4 suits most journals and binds easily. Trim the edges down afterward if your journal runs smaller, keeping the painted border intact on each page.
Can I colour or add to these pages myself?
Yes, coloured pencils or fine tip pens work well over the matte finish for extra journaling or small added details. Keep additions light so they do not overwhelm the painted scene.
What do I use to glue the pages into a journal?
An acid free glue stick works cleanly on cardstock without wrinkling the paper. For heavier pieces like the trunk or feast pages, a thin layer of craft glue along the edges holds better.