Sara K Joiner
@skjoiner.bsky.social
MG/YA author • librarian • ace
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Day 191 earrings are Sue the T. rex from the Field Museum in Chicago.
October 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Day 191 earrings are Sue the T. rex from the Field Museum in Chicago.
Day 190 earrings are beaded Fridas! Mom bought these for me at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
September 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Day 190 earrings are beaded Fridas! Mom bought these for me at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Day 189 earrings are birchbarck rectangles with a purple bead. I bought these at 40 Mile Point Lighthouse in Michigan.
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Day 189 earrings are birchbarck rectangles with a purple bead. I bought these at 40 Mile Point Lighthouse in Michigan.
Day 188 earrings are goldfinches. Mom bought these in Canada for no other reason than that they were pretty.
September 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Day 188 earrings are goldfinches. Mom bought these in Canada for no other reason than that they were pretty.
Day 187 earrings are red foxes. Mom bought these for me at Grand Portage National Monument in Minnesota.
September 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Day 187 earrings are red foxes. Mom bought these for me at Grand Portage National Monument in Minnesota.
New earrings from vacation!
Day 186 earrings are Split Rock Lighthouse on a Minnesota-shaped silhouette.
Day 186 earrings are Split Rock Lighthouse on a Minnesota-shaped silhouette.
September 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
New earrings from vacation!
Day 186 earrings are Split Rock Lighthouse on a Minnesota-shaped silhouette.
Day 186 earrings are Split Rock Lighthouse on a Minnesota-shaped silhouette.
Day 185 earrings are Barbie hearts. Mom bought the charms at the exhibit, and I turned them into earrings. Mattel is missing a tremendous opportunity to make earrings for people!
July 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Day 185 earrings are Barbie hearts. Mom bought the charms at the exhibit, and I turned them into earrings. Mattel is missing a tremendous opportunity to make earrings for people!
Day 184 earrings are a new pair I bought last week. These made by my friend Layne from silver spoon handles. He also makes rings and keychains. I kept waiting for him to make earrings and bought these right away.
Check out www.instagram.com/spoonedbylay...
Check out www.instagram.com/spoonedbylay...
July 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Day 184 earrings are a new pair I bought last week. These made by my friend Layne from silver spoon handles. He also makes rings and keychains. I kept waiting for him to make earrings and bought these right away.
Check out www.instagram.com/spoonedbylay...
Check out www.instagram.com/spoonedbylay...
Day 183 earrings are After the Ashes book covers. My mom made these for my book launch party in 2015. This is my final pair of earrings – for now!
July 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Day 183 earrings are After the Ashes book covers. My mom made these for my book launch party in 2015. This is my final pair of earrings – for now!
Day 182 earrings are moose! These were a gift from my friend P after a trip she took to Wyoming.
July 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Day 182 earrings are moose! These were a gift from my friend P after a trip she took to Wyoming.
Day 181 earrings are polar bears. I bought these in Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska in 2004. They were made by an Inupiat artist.
Also, if you ever get a chance to go to Utqiagvik, I highly recommend it.
Also, if you ever get a chance to go to Utqiagvik, I highly recommend it.
July 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Day 181 earrings are polar bears. I bought these in Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska in 2004. They were made by an Inupiat artist.
Also, if you ever get a chance to go to Utqiagvik, I highly recommend it.
Also, if you ever get a chance to go to Utqiagvik, I highly recommend it.
Day 180 earrings are plain black discs. I searched long and hard to find some plain black earrings before I finally found these.
July 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Day 180 earrings are plain black discs. I searched long and hard to find some plain black earrings before I finally found these.
Day 179 earrings are beaded quill loops. I bought these in 2017, most likely at Glacier National Park. They were made by a Native artist.
July 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Day 179 earrings are beaded quill loops. I bought these in 2017, most likely at Glacier National Park. They were made by a Native artist.
Day 178 earrings are Little Women books. I made these!
June 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Day 178 earrings are Little Women books. I made these!
Day 177 earrings are evergreen trees. I bought these in Glacier National Park in 2017.
June 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Day 177 earrings are evergreen trees. I bought these in Glacier National Park in 2017.
Day 176 earrings are silver feathers. I bought these in New Mexico when i was in grad school. They were made by a Native artist.
June 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Day 176 earrings are silver feathers. I bought these in New Mexico when i was in grad school. They were made by a Native artist.
Mom saw this project online, so I worked on it this weekend. Got it into place in the backyard tonight.
June 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Mom saw this project online, so I worked on it this weekend. Got it into place in the backyard tonight.
Day 175 earrings are the Alamo. Did you think I would forget?
June 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Day 175 earrings are the Alamo. Did you think I would forget?
Day 174 earrings are silver discs with stamped circles. I bought these in New Mexico when I was in graduate school. They are made by a Native artist.
And if you look real close, you can see the reflection of my phone!
And if you look real close, you can see the reflection of my phone!
June 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Day 174 earrings are silver discs with stamped circles. I bought these in New Mexico when I was in graduate school. They are made by a Native artist.
And if you look real close, you can see the reflection of my phone!
And if you look real close, you can see the reflection of my phone!
Day 173 earrings are wooden grizzly bears. I bought these at Grand Teton National Park in 2012.
June 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Day 173 earrings are wooden grizzly bears. I bought these at Grand Teton National Park in 2012.
Day 172 earrings are tennis rackets. Why did I buy these off Etsy? Because I have a shirt with tennis rackets on it and needed earrings to match, of course!
June 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Day 172 earrings are tennis rackets. Why did I buy these off Etsy? Because I have a shirt with tennis rackets on it and needed earrings to match, of course!
Day 171 earrings feature an inuksuk. I bought these in Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada in 2018. I have never seen a real inuksuk anywhere (though I would love to), so this is as close as I can get.
June 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Day 171 earrings feature an inuksuk. I bought these in Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada in 2018. I have never seen a real inuksuk anywhere (though I would love to), so this is as close as I can get.
Day 170 earrings are wooden squares. I bought these in Belize in 2011. I’m sure the person I bought them from told me what kind of wood they were, but that information disappeared into the dark recesses of my brain, never to be found again.
June 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Day 170 earrings are wooden squares. I bought these in Belize in 2011. I’m sure the person I bought them from told me what kind of wood they were, but that information disappeared into the dark recesses of my brain, never to be found again.
Day 169 earrings are silver beaded fringe. Nana bought these after catching me fiddling with them at Palais Royal.
June 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Day 169 earrings are silver beaded fringe. Nana bought these after catching me fiddling with them at Palais Royal.
Day 168 earrings are butterflies. Mom bought these in Bruges, Belgium in 2011. I borrowed them once and never returned them. They are made of lace.
June 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Day 168 earrings are butterflies. Mom bought these in Bruges, Belgium in 2011. I borrowed them once and never returned them. They are made of lace.