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Friday Faves: TWSBI Diamond 580 Rose Gold II Fountain Pen

1/29/2021

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Hi my sweet pen friends!

Happy Friday! It's raining and quite gloomy today, but we have another Friday Faves feature to brighten up our day. (: 
@devnnluu

New Friday Faves up on devnnluu.com/blog □✨□ my RG II is not only a fave, but that’s my best pen from my best friend @chellelange □ #fountainpen

♬ Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat) - Saweetie
I was actually very surprised that I haven't talked about this in a Friday Faves post before! It's my TWSBI Diamond 580 RG II Fountain Pen. (:

Based off the original TWSBI Diamond 580, the RG II features a beautiful black smoke cap and end with rose gold accents. When I first saw that TWSBI was going to launch this pen, I was pretty fixated on acquiring it at all costs.

I'm not sure if I was just feeling overwhelmed with the size of my stationery collection at the time, but I decided to hold off and not order one. I had even come to terms that I probably wouldn't get it, but some time later, my sister surprised me with it for my birthday back in November! Thank you Ate! :)

​With the help of my friend (thanks Danny), my sister brought this beautiful pen into my life and I'm shaking my head now thinking that I thought I could live without it. Haha! (:

​I did have the TWSBI Diamond 580 ALR in Purple with a broad nib, but it simply did not get as much love as this 580 RG II with an extra-fine nib. Perhaps it's the color or the nib size, but in any case, my RG II has been my everyday writer. 
I currently have it inked up with Lamy Black fountain pen ink. While the ink itself is quite ordinary, I think that it's an extraordinary pairing with this pen.

What stationery are you enjoying at the moment? (: Let us know in the comments below!

xo,
Dev
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How To Start PenPaling (A Beginner's Guide To Writing Your First Pen Pal Letter & InCoWriMo 2021)

1/27/2021

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Hi my sweet pen friends!

How are you this week? I hope you’re all doing great! Next month is International Correspondence Writing Month, otherwise known as InCoWriMo. In celebration of InCoWriMo, I've put together a beginner's guide that covers the basics on how to start penpaling.

​Are you participating in InCoWriMo? Let me know in the comments below! 
Read more about InCoWriMo - incowrimo.org/
Find pen pals - www.penpalworld.com/
 

Feel free to write me:
Devin N. Luu
P.O. Box 212982
​Chula Vista, CA 91921

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Friday Faves: Posca Paint Markers

1/21/2021

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Hi my sweet pen friends!

It's time for another Friday Faves! (: Today's fave are these pretty, pastel Posca Paint Markers. (Say that five times fast, haha.)
@devnnluu

Time for another Friday Faves Having so much fun with my new Posca Paint Markers □□ Links and more info on devnnluu.com/blog ✨ #stationery #paint

♬ original sound - UHHMANDER□
I'm still learning how to best work with these in terms of layering, but so far they've been a lot of fun to play around with. This set of 7 extra-fine point markers were a gift from my parents, so mom and dad, thank you so much! (:

These paint markers feature 0.7mm wide tip making it easy to draw finer lines and do more detailed work. The Posca ink is a water-based, acid-free ink that is also waterproof.

The only other surface I've tried these markers on are on polaroids and the result was pretty phenomenal. You can see a bit of it in my Bullet Journal Set-up for 2021 video.  The markers are so opaque and the pastel colors really pop! I would definitely use these markers again on polaroids and look forward to trying them on other surfaces.

​As someone who doesn't really paint often, I find that these Posca Paint Markers are super easy to use. No cleaning up brushes and what not, just cap the markers until inspiration strikes again! (:

​Do you enjoy painting? Let us know in the comments below!

xo,
Dev
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My Desk & Stationery Declutter And Transformation (Tidying And Organizing My Collection KonMari)

1/20/2021

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Get your Stationery Declutter Checklist here. (:

Hi my sweet pen friends!

Hope you’re all having a great week!  As a follow up to my 7-Day Stationery Declutter Challenge (https://youtu.be/d9bhL44omic), today we’ll be debriefing how it all went.

If you're interested in joining my 7-Day Stationery Declutter Challenge, you can join our Discord here (feel free to hop in at any time and go at your own pace).

What’s your best organizing tip? Let us know in the comments below.
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xo,
Dev
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Friday Faves: Disney x Mont Blanc Notebook #146

1/15/2021

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Hi my sweet pen friends! 
Happy Friday! (: I thought we could try something different for our weekly Friday Faves feature and share a little IG Reel/ TikTok to show you some parts that are a little hard to capture in just photos. Let me know what you think
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A post shared by Devin Nicole Luu ☀️ SD, CA (@devnnluu)

Today's Friday Fave is a special one! This BEAUTIFUL Disney x Montblanc Notebook was a gift from my parents. They have always enjoyed using Montblanc pens and my dad even gifted me one from his collection sometime last year. My mama LOVES Disney and both my parents know how much I enjoy stationery, so this notebook was an incredibly thoughtful gift. I will cherish it forever!

The perfect, jewel-tone blue Saffiano leather is a dream to hold! The notebook is filled with 192 (85gsm) gold-leafed, lined pages watermarked with the iconic Montblanc emblem. Some of the pages even feature a "scanimation" where you can use the provided plastic slider to reveal some fun Mickey Mouse animations. 

As you can see, I haven't really started writing in it with the exception of the quick pen test with my TWSBI Diamond 580 Fountain Pen with Lamy Black Ink in the back of the notebook. I thought maybe I had made a mistake in doing so...tarnishing this stunning journal, but I quickly shook that off. I'm going to use this notebook and enjoy it to the fullest. No use in worrying about making it "perfect". (:
Mom and Dad, if you happen to read this, thank you so much again. I can't express to you how much I love this notebook and how much I love you both!

xo,
Dev
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