Pretty chuffed with this one! Entirely hand fabricated...I built the Cardinal layer by layer and carved it down to get this beautiful silver bird. #handmadejewelry #silversmith #silverjewelry

White-breasted Nuthatch drops a sunflower seed accidentally. Love these backyard birds! #birds #🪶 #ontariobirds

Hand-fabricated Cardinal Necklace, featuring a lovely Purple Chalcedony and Garnet Berries around the setting. A really fun one to create. Feel free to check out my work in my Etsy shop: amandabrittin.etsy.com

New Nature Talisman Earrings just finished. #silversmith #handmadejewelry

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Beautiful blue-green Opal in this new pendant. I have used the keum boo method to bond 24 k gold to the sterling silver dome and then created a black patina to really make it pop. Simple and visually appealing piece! Now in my Etsy shop: amandabrittin.etsy.com/listing/4341... #handmadejewelry

Another beauty at my pond today, this vivid male Blue Dasher is the deadliest predator here, with super fast flight and great pivoting ability! #bluedasher #pondlife #mybackyard #dragonfly #nature

A beautiful male Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly at the pond today! #nature #damselfly #mybackyard #ebonyjewelwing

American Robins are likely not anyone's favourite bird, but the fledglings are rather cute! This one came hopping up to me, not yet fully aware of predators! #birds #🪶 #fledgling #americanrobin #mybackyardgarden

The tiniest hand sawed and filed Wolf Pendant with Inlayed Agate. A fun one heading off to Taiwan. I do love making these little sculpture pieces! #handmade #handmadejewelry #silversmith #metalsmith #wolfnecklace

Clean energy over fossil fuels? Sounds good to us! The majority of Canadians want to see clean energy to be developed, not oil or gas, a new Clean Energy Canada survey found. The federal government is looking for nation-building projects, how about renewable energy?

Just finished this entirely hand-fabricated Raven sculptural pendant necklace. This is a made-to-order piece in my Etsy shop! #handmadejewelry #handmade #silversmith #metalsmith amandabrittin.etsy.com/listing/1493...

Sometimes we need a little reminder to slow down a bit... #snaillife #nature #getoutside #mybackyard

You look at the strong besk of a Great Blue Heron and just know what a formidable hunter this bird is! #greatblueheron #birds #ontariobirds #getoutside #mybackyard #pondlife

A Lifer for me! Blue-winged Warbler with a little snack! Such an exciting bird to finally see! . . #birds #Warbler #bluewingedwarbler #ontariobirds #canadianbirds

Male Pileated Woodpecker seen in my backyard this morning! #birds #pileatedwoodpecker #woodpecker #🪶 #ontariobirds

What a way to start my day! I heard the distinctive calls of a couple of Pileated Woodpeckers while I was out opening up the greenhouse this morning. I watched this pair of males circle this tree again and again and go through various coordinated moves. Fascinating to observe.

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A couple made-to-order Warbler Earrings went out today! Loving making these ones 💕 #handmadejewelry #handmadejewellery #madeincanada #silverearrings #silversmith #metalsmith

Walked down to the river near my house and watched the acrobatic insect catching flight of a pair of Eastern Kingbirds. Beauty! #easternkingbird #birds #ontariobirds #getoutside #mybackyard

This Great Crested Flycatcher has been thwarting my efforts to act as paparazzi...but finally decided to come down from the very highest tree tops and sing a little in the forest understory. So pleased to get a couple of photos of this wonderful bird! #greatcrestedflycatcher #birds #🪶

A Mourning Warbler singing his little heart out this morning! #birds #Warbler #mourningwarbler

Some of the birds I saw during this morning's wander...

Took a couole of hours first thing this morning and wandered around the forest that surrounds my house...saw many birds, including this beauty! Male Chestnut-sided Warbler #birds 🪶 #warbler

Finished up these Opalized Wood sterling silver earrings. Definitely a fun pair! #handfabricatedjewelry #silverjewelry #silversmith #silverearrings #natureinspired #handmadejewelry

Just went out into the wetlands behind our house to see what was around...and I think both me and this Broad-tailed Hawk were a bit surprised by how close we were to one another! What a beauty! #birds #hawk #mybackyard #birdsofprey

This amazing silver coin from the reign of Edward I (1276-1307) was a great find. It is very fragile and I had to set it very carefully in 14k Gold for this necklace. #edward1 #coinnecklace #handmadejewellery #handmadejewelry #silversmith

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More raptors, you say? Here's a barn owl that's been hanging out in this tree for the last few days. #birds

Inquisitive female Cardinal in a high key photo capture! #birds #ontariobirds #🪶 #mybackyard #getoutside

Alberta First Nations issue cease and desist order against Danielle Smith's attempt to create a national unity crisis. Alberta is on treaty lands. Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.

Sending this Amber and sterling silver Bee Necklace off to its new home in Taiwan today. Really enjoyed hand-forging this and adding all the details! #hand-fabricated #handmadejewelry #handmadejewellery #silversmith #metalsmith

Created these coin necklaces...more of these to come. The Penny Farthing is from 1953, the year of Elizabeth II coronation. The older coin, called a Gigot, is circa 1581, from Liege, part of Austro-Spanish Netherlands. Pretty cool! #coinnecklace #handmadejewelry #silversmith #metalsmith

Had a great afternoon walking in the forest. Saw quite a few birds and was delighted by the amount of noise this little White-throated Sparrow could make while searching for food in the underbrush and dry leaves! #whitethroatedsparrow #birds #🪶 #ontariobirds

I keep hearing a Merlin in an area about 1 km from my house and I finally spotted it ...got more than I bargained for as this female (I think) caught a bird while I watched. I am wondering if she has a nest as she is not venturing far from this one spot!

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Just added this Spanish Luna Moth as a made-to-order in my Etsy shop. All entirely hand-fabricated from sterling silver. amandabrittin.etsy.com/listing/4295... #silversmith #metalsmith #lunamoth #handmadejewelry

Just sent out this made-to-order Tree Frog. This is entirely hand-fabricated, not cast, and each one is a bit unique! I have this wearable sculpture listed in my Etsy shop 💚 amandabrittin.etsy.com/listing/1766... #handmadejewelry #wearableart #silversmith #treefrog

Saw an Osprey tending the nest today! #birds

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Sending out this Amber Lunar Moth Necklace today. A very fun piece to create! #moth #handmadejewelry #silversmith #amber

A couple of muskrats are enjoying the fallen Willow tree in our pond this spring. The tender new growth branches are a yummy food for them. #mammals #muskrat #pondlife #ontario

This is how tariffs work. ..and now I want Crab Rangoon.

Male Wild Turkey, strutting his stuff! #birds #Turkey #wildturkey

Male Broad-billed Hummingbird, a bird I recently saw on a birding trip. #birds #broadbilledhummingbird #hummingbird

Last piece for the week...a Labradorite-hoarding Octopus all hand-cut from sterling silver sheet! ##handmadejewelry #silversmith #metalsmith

Just made a very fun Silver Bird Spoon which is perfect for adding tea leaves to my tea cup! Fabulous Owl Mug is by Elsa Brittin. Been creating some terrific custom spoons lately, and I think that using special functional objects that have personal meaning brings joy to daily life! #handmade

Another wonderful little bird from my recent trip, this one was seen on Mount Lemmon in the Catalina Mountains. This is a Yellow-eyed Junco. #birds #junco #mountlemmon

I went to Sierra Vista, Arizona, home of the most abundant species of hummingbirds in North America, about 18 kinds. (Colombia has 165 species!) From top to bottom: male Calliope Hummingbird, male Black-chinned Hummingbird, male Broad-billed Hummingbird #birds #hummingbirds

Went on a birding and hiking trip in Southern Arizona, (booked pre-election, so we went and, sadly, this will be last US trip for a few years). Saw some awesome birds, like this Vermillion Flycatcher. #birds #vermillionflycatcher