{"id":2412,"date":"2009-05-30T20:35:39","date_gmt":"2009-05-31T01:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minitosu.com\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2009-05-30T20:40:07","modified_gmt":"2009-05-31T01:40:07","slug":"best-1-ever-spent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minitosu.com\/?p=2412","title":{"rendered":"Best $1 Ever Spent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"lightbox[toyoink]\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1140077_mika_color_swatches_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2410\" title=\"1140077_mika_color_swatches_1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1140077_mika_color_swatches_1.jpg?resize=357%2C535\" alt=\"1140077_mika_color_swatches_1\" width=\"357\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1140077_mika_color_swatches_1.jpg?w=357&amp;ssl=1 357w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1140077_mika_color_swatches_1.jpg?resize=85%2C128&amp;ssl=1 85w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1140077_mika_color_swatches_1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"lightbox[toyoink]\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1140086_swatches_artwork.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2411\" title=\"1140086_swatches_artwork\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1140086_swatches_artwork.jpg?resize=128%2C85\" alt=\"1140086_swatches_artwork\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1140086_swatches_artwork.jpg?resize=128%2C85&amp;ssl=1 128w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1140086_swatches_artwork.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1140086_swatches_artwork.jpg?w=535&amp;ssl=1 535w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I picked up the 1988 edition of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toyoink.com\/products.cfm\/graphic_arts_supplies\/designer_and_color_matching_tools\/color_finder\" target=\"_blank\">Toyo Ink color finder<\/a> at a neighborhood yard sale today. For one dollar. It is in mint condition and despite it&#8217;s 21 years of age, the japanese pigments are still standing bright and clear. Mika poured over the 4 booklets immediately and started her first collage project, a zoo. You can see a porcupine (next to the title), a pink flamingo with wings, and a multi-colored giraffe. All animals are inside a wall (<em>&#8220;so they can&#8217;t get into trouble&#8221;<\/em>) and Mika and Tobin are visiting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I picked up the 1988 edition of the Toyo Ink color finder at a neighborhood yard sale today. For one dollar. It is in mint condition and despite it&#8217;s 21 years of age, the japanese pigments are still standing bright and clear. 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