I am humbled by this amazing gift from a stranger. An awesome woman in California made this incredible piece of jewellery and sent it all the way to me.

I have just been holding it in my hand since I opened the box. I don't think I've ever received such a cool gift.

I am told in the very nice letter, that the brooch or fibula is made of glass enamel on copper. The pin is untreated copper that can either be left to tarnish over time or can be polished to a shine - the box even includes a polishing cloth!

Thank you so much, Scarf Santa, another one of us rare "post-adolescent, woman Redditors" :-)

I am deeply sorry for the poor quality of my camera. As you can hopefully see in one of the images, my coat this winter is turqoise like the enamel on the brooch and I happen to be knitting a sweater in that colour that closes with a pin, only I didn't have a pin until now. Seems that the universe provides.

(I really have to take some better photos of this later, I just couldn't wait to post it).