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The little women junk journal kit below pulls its pages straight from the pages of Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel: the garret where Jo writes, the parlor where letters get read aloud by the fire, Orchard House itself in autumn. Nineteen scene pages carry the story room by room and season by season, four seamless backgrounds give you calico florals and quiet patterns to build covers and pockets from, and four lined pages offer quiet, bordered space for your own entries.
Print the whole set on heavyweight cardstock or mixed media paper so the washes stay crisp, set your printer to its best or photo quality setting, and trim each sheet to your journal’s size before you glue, fold or write on it.
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Jo and Her Pages
Up under the roof, where the light falls through one window onto a scribbled desk, sits Jo mid sentence with an apple close at hand for company.
Give this page to the evening the four sisters crowd close to hear a letter read aloud, sharing one small flame and one long page between them.
Tuck a folded paper strip under the corner with a line or two copied from a real letter someone sent you, so the page holds two letters at once.
Pair this page with the ivy band lined page further on: write the family’s address or a line about home on the lined sheet, then glue this house scene facing it so the two feel like one spread.
Keepsakes and Small Things
A pair of carefully mended gloves rests beside an open fan and a hand mirror, small signs of making do kept pretty on a dressing table.
The usual mistake with a quiet page like this one is cramming it with extra objects until the piano gets lost; keep the kitten, the stool and one small vase, and let the rest of the page stay open and painted.
That restraint is what makes the page feel hushed, the way the room itself is meant to feel.
An open sketchbook, a tin of pencils and a half finished drawing sit on a window seat cushion, catching whatever light comes through the glass.
Winter and Charity Pages
This page suits the sister in your family who always notices who has gone without; give it to her in a gift journal, with the basket standing in for her own quiet generosity.
Write what to tuck here: a classroom note, a dried flower kept from a desk, or a list of small forbidden treats from your own school days, folded small enough to hide under a desk lid.
Five minutes is all this page needs: glue it in facing a blank sheet, add one line about a costume or a performance from your own life, and the spread is finished.
Across a snowy lane stands a grand house with lit windows, close enough to see yet far enough to feel like another world entirely.
Letters and Writing Pages
Pair this page with the ink blot and quill background: use that paper as a pocket lining behind this scene, so a folded page of your own writing can slide in and out.
A short question for the entry: who would you invite to a lawn picnic with croquet mallets and nothing urgent to do all afternoon?
A vase of roses stands beside a folded letter still bearing the fold marks of having been read more than once.
Place four bonnets on their hooks beside a hallway mirror, one for each sister, worn soft at the ribbon from daily use.
If you have an actual page for each sister elsewhere in your journal, this one works well as the spread that gathers them all back together under one roof.
Love Letters by the hearth and Abroad
A pair of ice skates sits abandoned on the snowy bank of a frozen river, laces still loose from being pulled off in a hurry.
For a gift journal, this page suits the sister who keeps quiet comforts close: a windowsill of shells, a blanket, a view of the sea that asks for nothing.
Tear the top edge of this page before gluing it in, roughly and by hand, so it reads like a page torn loose from a travel sketchbook carried abroad.
Here you also find more about Valentines Junk Journal pages if a wedding or love theme page like this one calls for extra company in your journal.
A small wedding bouquet of lily of the valley lies on a lace handkerchief, tied with a thin ribbon still crisp from the box.
Left in the branches of an old apple tree, a forgotten book marks the page where the reader wandered off to somewhere else entirely.
Background Papers
Small sprigs of calico florals repeat edge to edge in this set’s muted palette, a gentle fill for the inside of a cover or a pocket lining behind a scene page like the dressing table spread.
Tiny quills and soft ink blots scatter across this page, a fitting lining for a pocket behind the writing desk scene or as the inside cover of the whole journal.
Small apples and leaves repeat in rows across the page, useful under a photo of an orchard visit, as a pocket lining, or folded into a simple cover.
Soft vertical stripes fill this sheet like old parlor wallpaper, well suited to a cover, a pocket lining, or the backing behind a framed keepsake page.
Lined Writing Pages
Write a harvest list here, a few lines about a favorite autumn walk, or a letter addressed to next year’s self before the leaves turn again.
Use this page for a letter to someone you love, a short list of gifts to make by hand, or a line copied from a favorite book.
A narrow band of ivy runs down one side, leaving room beside it for a home address, a family recipe, or notes from a quiet evening indoors.
Readers who enjoy this kind of page might also want Pride and Prejudice Junk Journal pages or the gentler florals in Vintage Junk Journal for more lined spreads to fill.
A full frame of lily of the valley borders the page, leaving the center open for a wedding memory, a wish for someone’s future, or a line from a letter you keep rereading.
What to Do Next
Print the pages in order, trim them to size, and start gluing from the garret scene forward so the journal grows the way the story does, room by room and season by season.
Frequently Asked Questions
What paper works best for a Little Women junk journal kit?
Heavyweight cardstock or mixed media paper around 160 to 200gsm works best, since it holds the watercolor washes without curling or letting ink bleed through to the next page.
What printer settings give the best results?
Set the printer to its best or photo quality mode and choose matte or cardstock paper type if your printer offers it, which keeps the soft washes looking crisp rather than faded or streaky.
What size should I print these pages?
Standard US letter or A4 works for most journals, then trim each sheet down to match your journal’s cover size so every page sits flush once bound or glued in.
Do I need to color or glue anything onto these pages?
No coloring is needed since every page prints in full color already, but a glue stick and small scissors help you trim, layer and tuck pages, pockets and folded notes into the journal.
Can I mix these pages with other junk journal kits?
Yes, the muted rose and sage palette pairs easily with other vintage style kits, so feel free to combine backgrounds or lined pages from other sets for a fuller journal.
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