<p class="has-drop-cap">I have often said that there&#8217;s a million stories in the aisles of <a href="https://www.nationalstationeryshow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="National Stationery Show (opens in a new tab)">National Stationery Show</a> — and for me, uncovering each is like finding a little treasure. That of <a rel="noreferrer noopener" label="Harmony Mill Paperie (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HarmonyMillPaperie" target="_blank">Harmony Mill Paperie</a>, who exhibited there for the first time earlier this month, is one of finding your true passion after the second act already started. </p>



<p>Stephanie Lendrum earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry, and put it to use as a staff scientist at a lab in a well respected college. But &#8220;with a $12 investment and nothing to lose,&#8221; she began her first watercolor to burn off steam. Soon she was selling wall art and watercolors in an Etsy shop, and soon after that Stephanie gave her notice to the lab — and hasn&#8217;t looked back.</p>



<p>Stephanie&#8217;s work is inspired by the world outside her window — and relies on copious research. &#8220;I want to be sure that my butterfly is positioned on a plant it would actually encounter, and enjoy, in nature.&#8221;</p>



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<p>Obviously attention to detail is a hallmark of the range, and Stephanie personally inspects each card and print before it goes out to make sure it&#8217;s just right. And everything is locally printed on FSC-certified 100% post-consumer recycled paper. </p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-39525" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-39525 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="39525" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-10003996 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-off-the-press" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/louie-judging-faves-1-of-2/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_5473.jpeg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_5473.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_5473.jpeg?resize=200%2C200&;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_5473.jpeg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_5473.jpeg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_5473.jpeg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_5473.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&;ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/off-the-press/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Off The Press</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/louie-judging-faves-1-of-2/">LOUIE Judging Faves!</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2020-03-25T16:24:21+00:00">March 25, 2020</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="10003996"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>



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<p>So, this Labor Day weekend, get out and enjoy! But Harmony Mill Paperie may be the best way to distill the outdoors into a message to be shared with a faraway friend, or hung on a wall to be cherished inside long after summer passes — all while supporting an all-American, woman-owned business. Shop it all <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HarmonyMillPaperie" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" label="here (opens in a new tab)">here</a>.</p>



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