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<p>Stationery businesses are uniquely suited to the family operation. Over the years, I&#8217;ve become acquainted with brands comprised of mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, several generations, and, in the case of <a href="https://ilootpaperie.patternbyetsy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://ilootpaperie.patternbyetsy.com/">ilootpaperie</a>, sisters. </p>



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<p>The lovely &; talented design duo that is Alice and Doris Lieu launched their pun-a-rific brand in 2010, and these days you&#8217;ll find this sister act living together and running their biz from their Pasadena, California, home studio, with key support provided by canine muse Sparky. </p>



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<p><a href="https://www.workman.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://www.workman.com/">Workman Publishing</a> will release <em>Sisters: Better Together</em> on July 20, and I can&#8217;t think of a better team to conceptualize, research and illustrate this gift book on sisterhood than an actual sister set who finishes each other&#8217;s sentences (as you&#8217;ll hear Alice and Doris do repeatedly). ;</p>



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<p>The first-time authors dropped into The Paper Fold to discuss this &#8220;dream project we didn&#8217;t know we wanted&#8221; ;and open up about the process of bringing a book to life during a pandemic — and how they transferred the illusory magic of sisterhood to the printed page. </p>



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<p>Music Credits: “Your Treasure is Your Self”; written and performed by Sharon Glassman; Courtesy of Sharon Glassman/Smile Songs. <a href="http://smilesongs.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">smilesongs.com</a></p>



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