Preface

Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder.

Characteristics of Autism

The core characteristics of autism are mainly reflected in three aspects: social communication barriers, narrow interests, and repetitive and stereotyped behaviors.

Social Communication Barriers

Autistic people have significant difficulties in social interaction. They often have trouble understanding others’ emotions and intentions, make little eye contact, and may even completely avoid it.

Narrow Interests

The interest range of autistic people is usually quite narrow. They show an abnormally strong interest in certain rigid and fixed things but are hardly attracted by other new things and are unwilling to try new activities or games.

Repetitive and Stereotyped Behaviors

The behavior patterns of autistic people are often repetitive and stereotyped. They may repeatedly perform the same actions, such as clapping their hands continuously, shaking their bodies, or spinning around. In daily life, they have a strong dependence on the regularity of the environment and daily routines, and once this regularity is disrupted, they may feel anxious and uneasy.

Causes of Autism

The causes of autism are complex and not yet fully understood. However, research has shown that it is mainly the result of the combined effects of multiple factors.

Genetic Factors

Genetic factors play an important role in the occurrence of autism. If there are autism patients in the family, the risk of other members having autism is higher than that of the general population. Studies have shown that in identical twins, if one has autism, the probability of the other also having autism is as high as 60% – 90%.

Environmental Factors

Prenatal infections, exposure to harmful substances during pregnancy (such as heavy metals, certain medications), premature birth, and low birth weight can all increase the risk of autism.

Intervention Methods

Speech Therapy

Speech therapists develop personalized treatment plans based on the language abilities of autistic people to address their language barriers. They use games and activities to stimulate language interest, teach pronunciation, vocabulary, and sentence structures. For children with poor language comprehension, they use auxiliary tools such as the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to help them understand and express their needs.

Social Skills Training

Social skills training helps autistic people improve their social interaction abilities through role-playing, group activities, and other simulated situations. It teaches them to communicate, cooperate, and share, reducing social anxiety and helping them integrate better into society.

Family Support

Family plays a crucial role in rehabilitation. Parents need to understand autism, master intervention methods, provide care and support to their children, create a warm and harmonious family environment, and work together to face challenges and strive for the child’s recovery.

Ways to Care

Acceptance and Tolerance

Accept the uniqueness of autistic people and do not discriminate or exclude them. In public places, understand their special behaviors and give them space and understanding.

Offering Help

When autistic people or their parents need help, actively lend a hand. Help children with learning difficulties at school or make suggestions to teachers. In the community, take care of children or do housework to lighten the burden of parents.

Advocacy and Promotion

Participate in publicity activities and share scientific articles to let more people understand autism, eliminate misunderstandings and prejudices, and create a friendly environment for them.

Autism is a complex disorder, but through understanding, care, and scientific intervention, autistic people can also have a bright future. Let’s join hands to light up their world with love and help them grow strong.

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Preface

Introduction to Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women worldwide, originating from cells in the breast. The majority of DNA mutations associated with breast cancer are acquired later in life, with only a small percentage being hereditary. Gaining a basic understanding of breast cancer is crucial for early detection and treatment.

Early Symptoms

Early signs of breast cancer can be subtle, but as the condition progresses, patients may exhibit the following symptoms:

• Breast lumps: The most common symptom, often felt as hard and immovable.
• Nipple discharge: Which may be bloody or non-bloody.
• Changes in skin texture: Such as dimpling or an orange-peel appearance.
• Inverted or bleeding nipples.
• Breast swelling: Swelling or pain in the breast.
• Enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit.

Diagnostic Methods

The diagnosis of breast cancer typically begins with a clinical breast examination and may include:

• Mammography: To detect abnormalities in breast tissue.
• Breast ultrasound: To assess the nature of the lump.
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): May be required in certain cases.
• Biopsy: To examine cells for cancerous properties.

Treatment Options

The treatment of breast cancer varies depending on the type, stage, and overall health of the patient. Common treatments include:

• Surgery: May involve lumpectomy or mastectomy.
• Radiation therapy: Using high-energy rays to kill cancer cells.
• Chemotherapy: Using drugs to kill cancer cells.
• Hormone therapy: For patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
• Targeted therapy: Treating specific genes or proteins in cancer cells.

Prevention and Self-Examinations

In addition to medical treatments, prevention and self-examinations are essential components of managing breast cancer. It is recommended that:

• Women over 25 have an annual breast ultrasound.
• Women over 35 have an annual mammogram combined with a breast ultrasound.
• Regular self-examinations of the breasts are conducted, noting any new changes.

Support and Education

Engaging in support groups and educational programs can help patients and families better understand breast cancer and improve management capabilities. These resources can provide emotional support, practical information, and coping strategies.

Conclusion

Breast cancer is a treatable disease. Through early screening, regular check-ups, and appropriate treatment, many patients can effectively control the condition and even achieve remission. Understanding the risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options for breast cancer is vital for improving survival rates and quality of life. Let us work together to raise awareness about breast cancer and support those affected.

Thank you for joining us in turning purchases into purpose—together with these nonprofits, we’re making a real difference.

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From the outset, we’ve established strong relationships with a diverse range of nonprofit organizations. These partnerships aren’t just about strategy; they’re the heart of our drive to make the world a better place.

We’ve teamed up with groups that raise awareness about breast cancer, a disease that touches so many lives. Together, we work to offer support and resources to those fighting breast cancer, making their journey a little easier and helping in the search for a cure.

We also partner with programs that support individuals with autism and their families. These organizations work hard to provide assistance, education, and advocacy. By backing them, we aim to build a society that’s more inclusive and understanding, where everyone has the chance to succeed.

We’re also proud to work with agencies that serve our veterans. These organizations offer vital support to those who’ve selflessly served our country, from helping with job placement to providing mental health resources. We are honored to contribute to their mission and honor the sacrifices of these brave men and women.

We also care deeply about community conservation efforts. These programs work to protect and preserve our natural environment, ensuring that future generations can enjoy a healthy planet. By supporting them, we stand up for sustainability and environmental responsibility.

When you order a custom product from us, it’s more than just a purchase. It’s a powerful way to support our mission. A portion of every sale goes directly to our nonprofit partners. This means that by choosing our products, you’re actively helping to fund initiatives that support breast cancer patients, provide resources for those affected by autism, assist our veterans, and make our communities safer and more vibrant.

We want to thank everyone who has joined us on this journey. Together with our nonprofit partners, we’re turning every purchase into a purposeful action. It’s a powerful reminder that businesses can be a force for good, and that even small actions can lead to significant change.

As we continue to grow, we remain committed to creating a positive social impact. We invite you to join us in this mission, to see the potential for good in every purchase, and to be part of a community that values purpose as much as profit. Together, we can build a brighter, more compassionate, and more sustainable world.

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Hard Enamel

Hard enamel is the original enameling process, started as a traditional Chinese art form for creating everyday items that were literal works of art.  Everyday vases and pitchers, common drinkware, have lasted for thousands of years, and are now incredibly valuable.   Hard enamel is also called cloisonné†, an ancient French word meaning “Partitioned”, you will probably see this term when researching and choosing options for your pin.

Hard enamel pins are great for company recognition, anniversaries, and commemorating important events like product launches. The color-fill is almost equal in height to the partition lines, giving the pin a tactile, jewelry-quality feeling which also works well for retail sales and professional sports organization applications.  Hard enamel is also the choice of state and federal government agencies when choosing a pin for commemoration.

Miniature hand-made works of art

Hard enamel lapel pins are created by striking or forging a metal emblem with raised and recessed areas.  The recessed areas are pools to accept color, and the raised metal lines form the “partitions” or traps, to separate the individual colors.  The raised lines are plated, usually in gold or silver, creating the cloisonné effect.  All pins require some type of tooling to start with.  Die-struck pins (most common) require handmade tungsten dies, which are repeatedly forged and quenched until they reach a Rockwell-A hardness of 660.  These handmade dies are inserted into a machine that strikes a brass or copper strip with over 10,000 psi of force, stamping down the areas that will receive color while leaving tiny partition lines to separate the enamels. A separate die is required to cut the freeform shape for the outside pin edge.

Cast pins require a double-sided mold, usually 4 -6 pins can be molded at once.  The mold is clamped into an injection molding machine and filled at high pressure with molten zinc. Once the zinc cools, The mold is opened the edges of the pins are deburred, and the pins are plated in nickel and copper. From this point, die-struck or cast hard enamel pins are finished virtually identically.

Color-filling by hand is traditional

Traditional cloisonné coloring material is a powdered, ground glass, which along with coloring pigments and porcelain paste, are fired in ovens for long periods at high temperatures.  The surface created is beautiful, deep and durable.  The colors don’t fade, crack or peel, but traditional cloisonné is only available with 72 different colors and exact matching of many logo colors is not possible.  Additionally, when using reds, whites, yellows and oranges, the edges closest to the metal may sometimes darken or burn. This edge burning is a hallmark of real cloisonné.

After firing the enamel and cooling, craftsmen polish each pin dozens of times with different grits of fine and ultrafine polishing wheels and buffing wheels. Then, each pin is given a deep bath in the electroplating finish of your choice. Once again, the pins are polished and buffed by hand until the enamel colors are bright and the metal plating is lustrous, deep, and perfect. During this process each pin is visually inspected many times over.  Each pin is literally a tiny, handmade work of art. 

Traditional history meets modern materials and eco-consciousness

Thankfully, in the last 5000 years, we’ve come up with a few ways to modernize this traditional process.  We use less glass and our pigments are formed with modern inks that can be PMS®** matched extremely closely to almost any color. No more edge-burning, less grinding and polishing, and users were now able to more closely match their organization’s logo colors.  We still polish and inspect each pin dozens of times, and each pin is still hand colored and hand finished.  We are craftsmen at the highest level. We have a short, greatly condensed video of the entire hard enamel process Here.

On a final note, all real enamel comes from China.  Die making, color mixing and the entire process has been handed down from masters to students for thousands of years.  “Enameled” products made anywhere else are just painted with an enamel-based paint similar to model paint. Pins made in this way will not last like a traditionally made product.  We directly own our factory and control our production 100%.  You will always get the highest quality real hard enamel lapel pins from GS-JJ, with free, on-time delivery and no hidden fees.

Our next article will feature history and detailed information on Soft Enamel Lapel Pins.  Thank you for reading! In the meantime, check out our Online Design System and design a hard enamel pin that suits your vision.

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*-”Our pins will last forever” There are examples of hard enamel emblems over 5000 years old,  300 year old soft enamel emblems regularly sell at antique shows.  If you make a pin today, it will still be around long after humans have colonized the galaxy. As long as you don’t run it over with a truck or hit it with a hammer, hard enamel pins have an infinite lifespan.
 
**-PMS™ and Pantone Matching System™ are registered trademarks of Pantone LLC© , a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated.
 
†- (Pronnounced Cloy-So-Nay)
Chinese Cloisonné is a method of enamelling an object, (typically made of copper) whereby fine wires are used to delineate the decorative areas (cloisons in French, hence cloisonné) into which enamel paste is applied before the object is fired and polished. © Victoria and Albert Museum of Art and Design, London 2023

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Henry has over 25 years of experience designing, manufacturing, importing, and delivering enamel pins, challenge coins, medals and patches all around the world.  He has worked directly with many major brands like FIFA™, Hot Topic©, KONAMI™, and the United States Air Force™ / United States Space Force™.  Henry apologizes for getting overly-technical sometimes, he just LOVES pins and coins.

All images, descriptions, and copy are ©EnamelPins, Inc. 2023. For the rights to reproduce, link, or quote, please email us at info@gs-jj.com

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It is the best time to make sure your employees feel valued.

Research proves that happy employees are more efficient. As the media bombards us with stories of failed companies and economic stagnation, motivating employees can greatly improve their sense of security, morale, loyalty, productivity, and profitability. Whether you represent one of the Top 500 companies in the world or a family business, recognition is an effective and economical way to let your employees know that they are important.

Brooks Conkle thinks that life and business are one grand adventure, and how powerful the brain is and where it can take you. The powerful brain will help your business better and make your life easier. So you can imagine how about a group of powerful brains?

It’s not limited to years of service recognition, but also includes goals to achieve, projects to complete, or commemoration of promotion. By offering personalized rewards to employees, you will create more influential projects with intrinsic value to both employees and the company. Personal contacts like this are more influential because they highlight personal contributions and show that employee engagement is always the focus.

Why Motivate Your Employees?

A breakthrough study conducted by MIT has found that: successful experience can make the brain change, and success can stimulate the brain to change its physical properties; failure has no effect on the brain. Scientists believe that this means, on a neurological level, success actually provides more information than failure. When you get a reward, the brain remembers the right behavior. However, in the case of failure, the brain will be helpless and don’t know what to store, so nothing will change.

These studies enlighten us on the management principles: leaders should pay more attention to the advantages and successes of individuals and teams, interact with employees in a positive way, and give appropriate praise;

If you take good care of your employees, they will take good care of you and your customers. This applies to any type of enterprise, no matter big or small size. It is not as difficult as you think to express gratitude to your employees. Sometimes, small and meaningful gifts like custom lapel pins can help a lot.

Why Use Employee Recognition Pins?

When it comes to employee recognition, you may consider bonuses, certificates, or trophies. However, the lapel pin is one of the most popular employee recognition concepts used by companies or organizations!

In addition to being used as a symbol of different organizations, such as fraternities and sororities, company and political parties, activities, and meetings, lapel pin can also be used to specify achievements. As the common element of employee recognition programs, the pin is presented to teams or individuals as a symbol of achievements.  A sense of belonging is instilled in the elite performers in the organization by the customized lapel pin.

Incorporating your company logo into customized motivation pins and distributing them to employees can show them that they are the part that makes the company great. Your employees will be proud to wear their recognition pins, and their achievements will be recognized by peers, family, and friends.

What are the Characteristics of Recognition Pins?

• Cost-effective and an economical way

• High-quality appearance and enduring attraction

• Vivid enamel colors, bright metal plating, and upgrade options

• 100% custom style with unlimited design potential

• Well-match with dressing for business and work uniform

• Multi theme, multi-occasion, multi-type of work (Including nurses/teachers/soldiers and other specific occupations)

What are the Themes of Recognition Pins?

When most think of recognition pins, they think about years of service, but there are a variety of unique recognition themes:

• Years of Service

• Outstanding Staff

• Trade Show

• Event & Meeting

• Team Building

• Special Certification

• Safety Model

• Unique ceremony

• Customer Service

Appreciation of Customer Cases:

Innovative Company Used Recognition to Boost Associate Morale

As one of the fastest-growing auto insurance companies in the country and one of the first to offer auto insurance completely online, Esurance is known for its innovative business practices. The trend-setting company applied its creativity to an associate recognition program for its claims department.

The program recognizes associates in the claims department anytime they are promoted or acquire a new skill. The associate is given a lapel pin by his or her manager to commemorate the accomplishment. Associates display their lapel pins on their desks using “Making the Difference” Award Pin Displays. The frames are proudly set up on desks throughout the claims department and are a symbol of seniority, as well as achievement, throughout the organization.
Managers are enthusiastic about participating in the program. Like associates, they also want to display their lapel pins as a sign of their accomplishments. “We have individuals who were hired as claims representatives and promoted to managers before this program in place now call us for their own pins. Managers are also very happy to have a tangible way of honoring an individual’s achievements,” says Lisa Barnhart, Esurance’s Corporate Claims Development Manager.

Esurance has created lapel pins incorporating their logo with exclusive custom designs. The pin designs are easy to customize with the corporate logo. “Because many of our claims offices are somewhat recent additions to our organization, it’s important for us to have tokens like this to help create a culture that’s uniquely identified as Esurance,” explains Lisa.

Since the introduction of the achievement-based program, there has been a boost in associate morale. In a survey after the program was introduced, associates were more aware of career opportunities and felt more recognized for their efforts.

Esurance’s innovative program provided a simple and effective solution to recognizing individual skills and contributions. “The lapel pins are a huge success,” says Lisa. “It’s been a huge associate morale booster.” Not only has the program improved associate morale in claims departments, but it has also helped to identify where associate skill sets are in need of further development. The program has been pivotal to identify the areas associates using additional training, providing training, and recognizing individuals for completing it.

Create Your Own Recognition Pins

The employee’s recognition pins are a fun and unique way to provide creative ways to share compliments. Custom pin designs often include company logos, team logos, mission statements, and motivational slogans that are reminiscent of the company’s culture and traditions.

Including awareness support or years of service or excellent employees, these pins can be used for a variety of reasons and can be provided to all people, with no limit by age. This is a different way of rewarding achievements and recognizing people who transcend themselves.

Our pins can be installed on special display cards or stuffed in gift boxes. Schools, companies, clubs, sports teams, law enforcement, hospitals, dental clinics, and even the military may use these recognition pins. These pins can be presented individually or together with trophies, certificates, or any other rewards.

Are you looking for employee inspiration pin designs or something meaningful? Then you’ve come to the right place. GS-JJ is the best source for you to customize lapel pins. We are experts on customized award pin design and production and we always increase our selection of promotional products, there is always something new for you to find. You will soon discover that we could create more than just the customized award pins.

Check out our custom lapel pins page to learn more about the different personalized options available for your pins design. Choose from custom shapes, glitter powder, luminous pins, and other interesting styles. Our recognition pins are made in many different crafts, you can choose from colorful enamel paints, bronze finishes, shiny gold designs, and more!

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Children’s day is an international holiday, which is celebrated on different dates in different countries in the world.

In 1925, the world conference for the well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland announced June 1 of every year to be International Children’s Day.

And then, 20 November is also a similar day which was established by the United Nations in 1954 that aimed to promote the welfare of children around the world.

For India, the 14th of November is the Children’s day, which marks the birthday of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru.

For American children, the second Sunday of June every year is the day to celebrate, which is June 9 in 2019.

After we uncover the background of Children’s Day, let’s dig into the gifts list for each age group.

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Gifts List for Each Age Group of 2022

Every child in America must anticipate Children’s Day very much! Fortunately, June 9 is coming soon.

Children’s day is a day recognized to celebrate with children. Although the day is celebrated on various dates in different countries, what remains the same is people from all countries will prepare exquisite gifts for kids. And for the coming Children’s day, have you prepared gifts for your lovely children?

Candy, toy, and Barbie? You must get tired of these cliché, so are your kids. Here is a list of some creative and meaningful gifts for your kids in a brand new 2019 Children’s Day. Go on to learn more.

Gifts for 3 Year Old Boys& Girls

Children will go to kindergarten, so it is a perfect opportunity for you to prepare a unique gift for your kids.

Schoolbags will be a perfect option.

You can prepare a personalized schoolbag for your kid as a gift. It will well stimulate children’s expectations for kindergarten and encourage children to learn to live independently.

These presents are affordable for most families but it is valuable in most children’s eyes.  Through this, you can teach your child that what hides behind the gift is much more worthy than how much money it cost.

If you want your customized schoolbags to stand out from the clutter, an embroidered patch with children’s name will be a good solution. It not only makes the schoolbags unique for kids but also prevents the bags from getting lost or mixed with others.

Step into school age, personalized, and interesting storybooks is a good beginning to cultivate children’s reading habits. So, we can prepare personalized Disney Character Storybooks to kick start their love for reading.

Educational Toy for 4 Year Old Boys& Girls

Children who have entered kindergarten need more practical and creative gifts to cater to their growing needs. So, you can choose some toys that benefit to improve the learning ability and skills for them. For Children’s Day, personalized gifts are a kind of encouragement and recognition for growth as well.

Tablet Personal Computer

At the age of four, it is time to let your kids begin a wonderful adventure that is full of excitement and creativity. You can start by giving your kid an innovative tablet PC. It is a fun and fresh gift for kids. They can paint, draw, write, and play useful games on it.

The specially developed games software can inspire kids to accelerate their learning skills in colors, shape, math, thinking, and so on. And kids can express their ideas and create their imagination using these games software.

By the way, they are good looking that will make a great gift for your kids.

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Educational Blocks for Your Prince or Princess

Teach your little prince or princess to build a dream castle with these blocks. It can enhance their imagination and cultivate their practice ability.

Festival Gifts for 5 Year Old Boys& Girls

Kids are growing fast. It is a new start for 5-year-old children to explore their world more. Kids are usually full of energy. For the coming Children’s Day, do you have any holiday gifts for your 5-year-old? There is plenty of personalized gifts recommended to you, such as toys, decorations, and so on.

Some soft, fluffy and harmless balls that can be tossed around

Plush balls, such as plush basketball, soccer ball, football, and baseball will be a nice option for kids with endless energy to burn. As mentioned above, if you would like to make these balls unique and memorable, you can choose an embroidered patch with kids’ names sewing on them.

Innovative Gifts for 6 Year Old Boys& Girls

The age of six is the age for kids to say goodbye to their early childhood and enter school. They are more independent and imaginative in this phase. These toys of their childhood will not meet their curiosity and thirst for knowledge. At the time of Children’s Day, let’s prepare unique gifts for the children of 1^st grade.

Table for Study

Prepare fun and amazing table for them and inspire them to create their own learning territory, letting children explore new knowledge in their own space.

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Custom Lapel Pins with Children’s names

School uniform is a must for primary school children. Exquisite and personalized lapel pins with children’s names will decorate their uniforms perfectly.

Personalized Gifts– for 7 Year Old Boys& Girls

What’s a 7-year-old boy or girl’s favorite thing? There’s a wide range to choose from. Like, various educational toys, books on exploration and adventure, etc. If you would like the Children’s Day gift to be special and meaningful, we can customize something special for you.

Joyful Beach Towel with kid’s name

Do you want to have a journey with your kids on Children’s Day? The beach towel is indispensable while you are enjoying the pleasant climate on the beach. Please let us help you to customize a lovely towel with an embroidered patch with kids’ names. I am sure they will absolutely love it.

Personalized Gifts– for 8 Year Old Boys& Girls

At 8 years old, a few of the group activities, such as little league, pee-wee soccer and cheer camp, your child is participating in. As to Children’s Day, we can prepare for them as follows:

Engraved Baseball Bat and Baseball with his or her name.

Kids with enough energy and exercise will feel like they are the batters at home. So, such a personalized baseball bat will excite them.

A personalized baseball bat should match with a personalized baseball. Here’s a personalized gift for any baseball lover–a baseball containing kid’s message.

Custom baseball wristbands

Custom made wristbands are the necessary decoration for any sports, which not only looks fashionable but also plays a role of sweat absorption in the process of sports. A personalized wristband with messages that children like will be the exclusive gift.

Personalized Gifts for 9 Year Old Boys& Girls

Your child may be confidently exploring new interests and hobbies every day at the age of 9. So, we can give them a delicate notebook to record funny and meaningful things that happen every day.

Personalized notebook for kids on Children’s Day

Personalized Gifts– for 10 Year Old Boys& Girls

Turning 10 years old is a huge milestone to reach the double digits. Remember your 10-year-old with a personalized gift that will make them happy. At 10 years old, kids want to feel like they’re well on their way to being grown-up. So, a photo album that recorded the growth of children will be extraordinary.

Personalized Photo Album

Children of every age have different preferences, and we have made several recommendations according to children of different ages, which are not complete. In International Children’s Day, a unique and meaningful gift will make children deeply understand how proud and how much their parents love them.

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Features of GS-JJ Automated Quotation System

1. 30 seconds to make a medal order

2. Details about each medal choice

3. One-stop assured and comfortable customer service 

Any Occasions for Your Custom Award Medals

We make medals for any occasion such as organizations, clubs, associations, schools, races, military departments, religious, etc.

How to Make Your Own Medals with GS-JJ Automated Quotation System?

Step 1: Select Medal Styles

We offer 5 common custom medals for you. Each medal has its own feature.

1. Custom Antique Medals

They are an old style and vintage fashion. They use antique plating. Of course, you can add color to your vintage medals, they will be more exquisite.

2. Custom Shiny & Sandblast Medals

They are attractive and eye-catching. You can’t help but look at it a little more. They use shiny plating. Sometimes, adding color on them is also a fabulous choice.

3. Custom Soft Enamel Medals

These medals are very popular and cost-effective. Because it can use any plating. They have a bumpy surface. The color is colored within the metal line. If you want to get personalized medals, you can use 3d or glitter powder to make your medals stand out.

4. Custom Hard Enamel Medals

These medals are a little expensive. They have a smooth surface when you touch them. They are delicate at your events.

5. Custom UV Printed Medals

UV printed medals are a fast way to make your medals online. It uses digital printing to make your medals. The patterns will be photo-realistic. It is very suitable for someone that needs a small quantity of medals or rush medals.

Other personalized medals are available at GS-JJ. These unique medals can be mixed with the above crafts. For instance, you can design soft enamel glitter medals.

1. Custom Glitter Medals

Glitter Medals are featured medallions. Adding glitter powder on some featured logos or patterns to highlight them is amazing. We offer 100+ glitter powders for you to pick up.

2. Custom Bottle Opener Medals

Bottle opener medals are economic medallions. You can cheer up after your finish your races. Isn’t it exciting? Have a try, it is unbelievable!

3. Custom Spin Medals

Spin medals are divided into 2 parts, and the inner part is spinning and the outside part is fixed.

4. Custom Rhinestone Medals

If you like rhinestone, you can add on your medals. The rhinestone can be big or small, which depends on your medal design.

5. Custom 3D Medals

3D is a very common medal design. It is 360°stereo perception. In the running medals, they are as far as you can see.

You design, we make it. How to get them? Just email us or leave your comments on the checkout page.

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Step 2: Select Medal Sizes

We offer 9 standard sizes for you. The biggest size is 5”, and the smaller size is 1.5”. The smaller size is suitable for kids’ race while the bigger size is suitable for adult’ events. Of course, if you want to get other sizes, contact us. We can make it.

Step 3: Select Mold Option

We have 5 mold options for you. It depends on your medal design whether is one side or two sides. The mold is mainly classified into 2D mold and 3D mold.

1. 2D One Side Medal

2. 3D One Side Medal

3. 2D Two Sided Medal

4. 3D Two Sided Medal

5. 2D & 3D Two Sided Medal

Step 4: Select Metal Finish

Over 10 medal plating are available here. We can divide it into the following parts.

1. Antique Plating For Antique Medals: Antique Gold/ Antique Brass/ Antique Silver/ Antique Copper

2. Shiny Plating For All Medals: Shiny Gold/ Shiny Brass/ Shiny Silver/ Shiny Copper/ Shiny Black Nickel

3. Personalized Medal Plating for Shiny and Enamel Medals: Rainbow Plating/ Two-tone Finish( gold+silver finish)

4. Dye Color for Custom Enamel Medals: Dye Black/ Dye Pink/ Dye Blue/ Dye Purple, etc

If you are confused about plating color in customizing medals, you can browse here: What is the Difference about Colors in Custom Medals?

Step 5: Select Color

We offer 4 free colors for you. Of course, if your medal design is complex and uses many colors, we can make it but you need pay for it.

Step 6: Select Ribbon Size

We offer 1” and 1.5” medal ribbon. You can add your logo to the custom medal ribbon. We also have a kind of soft dye sublimated medal ribbon, which will be charged.

Recommended Reading: Dye Sublimated Lanyards

Step 7: Select Loop of Medal

We prepare 4 loops for your medals – circle loop, trapezoidal loop, rectangular loop and backing loop, which correspons with the Tabs A, B, C, D.

Step 8: Select Engraving Option

Generally speaking, we will use electronic spark and add GS-JJ logo. We also offer laser engraving and deep engraving with color. You can add some text on the back of the medal.

Step 9: Select Package

Picking up an appropriate package for your medal is necessary. On the one hand, it can protect your medals well. On the other hand, it can show your medals well. If you need other medal packages, please contact us.

1. Polybag

2. Velour Pouch

3. Plastic Box

4. Velour Box

Step 10: Select Quantity

Custom medals no minimum at GS-JJ. Because we consider some customers who have a small quantity of medals.

Step 11: Select Production and Shipping Time

We have 4 choices for you and each has the corresponding discount. YES! We hope you don’t miss it. We offer free shipping.

1. – 7 working days FAST Production + 2 days Shipping, No discount –

2. – 15 working days Production + 2 days Shipping, 10% discount for unit price –

3. – 20 working days Production + 2 days Shipping, 20% discount for unit price –

4. – 30 working days for any quantity + shipped by Sea, Cheapest 30% discount for unit price –

FAQ about Custom Medals

Q: Are you free artwork and proof?

Yes, we are. You can get your free artwork and revise it without limitations.

Q: Can I get medal samples before or after I order?

No, you can’t. Although you can’t get real medals, we can offer digital photos for you. And after you order, we also offer digital photos or videos for you to confirm. It will save a lot of time.

Q: How can I know which medal is the one that I need?

You can learn more from the medals page. Or contact our customer service team to help you.

Recommended Reading: Custom Medal FAQ.

When you choose these options in 30 seconds and place an order, the rest work is up to us. We will try our best to make your medals quickly and perfectly.

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1 minute to make your own medal! Motivate your design spirit and enjoy design of fun. 

Click the right blue button on the custom medals page to start: Free Design + Quote.   

The article will talk about the following things.

Step 1: Know Short Online Design System Guide

Step 2: Select Medal Art Choice

Step 3: Start to Design Your Medals Online

Step 4: Select Custom Medal Metal Finish

Step 5: Select Custom Medal Options

Step 6: Get Price and Submit Your Medal Inquiry or Order

FAQ about GSJJ Custom Medal Online Design System

GSJJ Other Online Design Systems

Step 1: Know Short Online Design System Guide

This is the first short introduction. It means that you will design your medals easily by GS-JJ online design system.

• If you click the yellow button – LET’S START. You will see a short guide about our custom medal online design system.
• If you choose “skip”on the top right corner. You will skip these guides and enter step 2 directly.

Step 2: Select Medal Art Choices

You need to make a choice because we offer 2 ways for you to create.

• If you are a designer or have your own medal design, please choose the left button – Upload Your Picture. You can crop and adjust your image. Of course, you can also upload on the picture part later.
• If you have no idea about your medals, please choose the right button – Select A Template. We offer massive medal templates for you to design.

On the left, there are some choices for you to filter within few seconds.

1. Category – Running Medals, Military Medals, Scholastic Medals, Soccer Medals, etc.

2. Shape – Circle, Square, Rectangle, Ellipse, Triangle, etc.

3. Loop – Tabs A, Tabs B, Tabs C, and Tabs D.

4. Figure – Sportsman, Kids, Soldier, Policeman, Firefighter.

5. Flag – National Flas, State Flag and Other Flag.

6. Common elements – Balls, Shoes, Skull, Wing, Wreath, Shield, Bicycle, Cross, etc.

Step 3: Start to Design Your Medals Online

Choose your favorite medal template and start to design. On the left, you can see some parts as follows.

• Templates: you can choose one from these medal templates.
• My templates: you will see your saved templates if you sign in.
• My symbol: you will see your saved symbols if you sign in.
• Add symbol: you can pick up your favorite symbol to add.
• Add text: you can fill in curved text or linear text.
• Upload: you can upload your image directly.
• Layers: you can adjust texts, images or else on the templates. When you choose each layer on the left, there are some changes on the right of the page and you can adjust them, such as text rotation, edit color, replace symbols, etc.
• Drawing: it is a simple drawing function. You can draw here casually.

Notes: if you finish your design, you can choose to save it and you will see it next time. Or you can click the green button on the bottom of the page – NEXT (To choose different medal finish).

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Step 4: Select Custom Medal Metal Finish

At our design system, we offer 9 medal platings for you to make your own medals online. You can click the different platings on the right to preview your medal design.

Moreover, if you do not how to choose medal platings, you can choose ”help me” and leave your comment, our designers will try our best to help you within 24 hours.

Recommended Reading: How to distinguish and choose medal platings?

Step 5: Select Custom Medal Options

After you choose medal plating, there is some other information that you need to select.

• Select Medal Style

1. Antique Medals – old style. ( If you choose antique platings like antique gold, antique brass, antique silver and antique copper)

2. Shiny & Sandblast Medals – attractive style. ( If you choose shiny platings like shiny gold, shiny brass, shiny silver and shiny copper)

3. Soft Enamel Medals – bumpy surface. (If you choose any medal platings)

4. Hard Enamel Medals – smooth surface. (If you choose any medal platings)

5. UV Printed Medals – photo-realistic and vivid image. (If you choose any medal platings)

• Select Medal Size

We offer 9 standard medal sizes, ranging from 1.5” to 5”. If you have other requirements in customizing medals, please contact us. In general, we can do it in any size.

• Select Medal Mold Options

2D or 3D mold is based on your medal design. If there is a design on the backing of your medal, this will result in 5 choices for you.

1. 2D One Sided Medal

2. 3D One Sided Medal

3. 2D Two Sided Medal

4. 3D Two Sided Medal

5. 2D & 3D Two Sided Medal

Notes: Mold Fee will be charged, but we will keep your mold for 2 years. So if you haven’t changed your design within 2 years, we won’t charge it if you make an order again.

• Color Numbers of Your Logo

We offer free 4 colors or less. If your design has too many colors, we will charge it at the unit price.

• Select Loop of Medal

We offer 4 medal loops for you. Both are free. Tabs A is popular.

• Select Medal Ribbons Size

We offer 1” and 1.5” medal ribbon with your logo. Dye-sublimated ribbons are available here. They are soft and smooth medal ribbons, which are popular.

• Medal Engraving Option

If you want to add some info on the back of medals, you can choose it.

1. Laser engraving: a light color.

2. deep engraving: a deep color with color filled.

• Select Medal Package

We offer 4 standard medal packages for you. In general, polybag is common and free. Velour box, velour pouch and plastic box are available at GS-JJ. Of course, if you want other packages like a wooden box, please contact us.

• Select Production Time with Discount

If you want to get a discount, you can try it. If you want to get a rush order, please tell us.

Medal discounts as follows:

1. – 7 working days FAST Production + 2 days Shipping, No discount –

2. – 15 working days Production + 2 days Shipping, 10% discount for unit price –

3. – 20 working days Production + 2 days Shipping, 20% discount for unit price –

4. – 30 working days for any quantity + shipped by Sea, Cheapest 30% discount for unit price –

• Fill in Medal Quantity

We offer custom medals no minimum. So if you have a small quantity of medals, come here and you are in the right place.

Step 6: Get Price and Submit Medal Inquiry or Order

Click the yellow button – Get Price. And you will get a price list. And then you can submit your inquiry or order based on your needs. The rest leave us!

FAQ about GSJJ Custom Medal Online Design System

Q: Can I make personalized medals like spin medals, flip medals, glitter medals or else by your online design system?

Yes, you can. Although you can’t design on one picture, you can design and save all artwork on your templates, and then tell our designers your other idea.

For example: If you want to design glitter medals with 2 sides, 3 steps to follow.

1. Draw 2 medal designs on our system.

2. Save them on your own template.

3. Leave a comment and tell our designers that you want to add glitter powder to your medal.

So simple, right? Or you can email us. So you don’t need to worry about personalized medals.

Q: Which image type do you accept?

We accepted file types as follows (The file size cannot exceed 2M):

.JPG/.JPEG/.PNG/.SVG/.GIF/.BMP/.PDF/.PSD/.AI.

Q: If I want to change my design, what should I do?

Don’t worry. If you haven’t approved your medal art proof, you can revise it without limitations. Email us and tell us your requirement.

Q: If I have an urgent thing to do, what should I do about my medal design that I made?

Save it on the template if you sign in. And you can edit it the next time.

GSJJ Other Online Design Systems:

1. Custom Lapel Pins Online Design System

2. Custom Trading Pins Online Design System

2. Custom Patches Online Design System

3. Custom Challenge Coins Online Design System

4. Custom Belt Buckles Online Design System

5. Custom Lanyards Online Design System

6. Custom Stickers Online Design System

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In addition, there are also some unexpected places you can use embroidered patches, and now, let’s get to know it.

Hats

As one of the most popular items in the fashion industry, the peaked caps are deeply loved by people. But the cookie-cutter design can make people feel aesthetically tired. Therefore, when someone decorates our caps with embroidered patches, they have a refreshing visual sense. And you can easily get such embroidered patches.

The available patches for hats :

Iron-on embroidered patches;

Sew-on embroidered patches;

Adhesive backing patches;

Velcro patches

Shoes

Have you ever thought of using embroidered patches to decorate shoes? It is indeed possible and will get unexpected effects. If your upper is slightly damaged, we can use a custom patch to cover the broken area and give your shoes a new look.

The available patches for hats :

Embroidered iron-on patches;

Adhesive backing patches

Wallet

Patching clothes with embroidered patches is the best of both worlds because the custom patches can give a unique sense to your clothes in personality and design. Therefore, wallets decorated with embroidered patches are more personalized and fashionable.

The embroidered patches of this universe series are exquisite and beloved by people. The design and colors complement the wallet.

The available patches for the wallet :

Embroidered iron-on patches;

Adhesive backing patches

Baby Carriage

If you think the black stroller lacks some fun, and you can try to paste or sew some embroidered patches in the right place.

The available patches for baby carriage :

Iron-on embroidered patches;

Sew-on embroidered patches;

Adhesive backing patches;

Velcro patches

Notebook

Decorating your notebooks with custom embroidery patches not only makes your notebook good-looking but also can be used as bookmarks.

The available patches for notebooks :

Embroidered iron-on patches;

Adhesive backing patches

Backing Options:

It should be noted that there are many different backing options for embroidery patches, and different backings are suitable for different surfaces. For example, you cannot use sew-on patches (no backing) on the hard surface, such as computers, cups, etc., because you can’t sew the patch on a hard surface with a needle and thread; therefore, we should choose the suitable patches according to where you are going to use.

Actually, custom patches can be divided into iron-on or sew-on patches in theory. So no matter what the patches are, eg: printed patches, embroidered patches, and woven patches all can customize to be iron-on or sew-on patches, If you need to learn more about the backing of custom patches, click ” custom patches” to know more details.

Sum Up

There are many unexpected occasions you can use our custom embroidery patches, and they have a variety of styles, which can play different roles on different items. Therefore, you can choose the one that is most suitable to you or the one that can fully express yourself to match your items, which will make your items unique and personalized.

GS-JJ is a professional patch maker who has more than 20 years of experience in making high-quality patches, and you can customize your patches in any size and shape, our patch design team will give you unexpected creation. 24hours online customer service and no minimum order requirement provided for you.

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Create Your Own Pin Step by Step …

DESIGN & MANUFACTURE Your Custom Enamel Pins

Many beginners still have questions about getting into the game – making their own enamel pins: “Completely zero-based, I want to customize enamel pins. What kind of knowledge do I need to master? Can you provide a step-by-step guide to learn this?” “If there is no design, are there any tools for online designing enamel pins that can be recommended?” “How much does it cost to make enamel pins?” “What’s the difference between hard enamel pins and soft enamel pins?” “How to make enamel pins from scratch?”……..

The market will always be a surprise; it will smell the taste of your needs and surprise you.
Today, we will teach you how to make your own enamel pins and create your own pins step by step.

Step by Step Process of Making Enamel Pins 

To make your own Enamel Pins, this guide will help you turn your designs into amazing enamel pins.

Step 01 Create Your Pin Design

Step 02 Determine Enamel Pin Craft

Step 03 Determine The Right Pin Size

Step 04 Choose Backing And Its Quantity

Step 05 Choose Enamel Pin Packaging

Step 06 Select Enamel Pin Manufacturer

Step 07 Custom Enamel Pin Cost

Step 08 Confirm and Place Your Order

More tips: About Making Your Enamel Pins

STEP 1
How to Design Enamel Pins

Design your own pins–Creating a Pin Design

No matter you are making something worth collecting, promotional pins,  or just want to show your creativity, excellent enamel pins start with eye-catching enamel pin designs.

• Using professional design software to creating your designs, such as Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop,
• Or using Free Alternative Online Editor: Pixlr.com, GIMP, Paint.NET,

Even if you don’t have design skills, there are many free online tools to turn your ideas into functional pin designs:

• The leading online design tools: Canva, Stencil, FotoJet, Desygner,Placeit by Envato…
• Online Design Tools developed by enamel pin maker: GS-JJ, the Pin People, 

Designing your own pins is obviously a happy thing, but some error-prone details are likely to be overlooked. Here, we sort out the following points for you:

• Simplified design
• Draw the design with clean connecting lines
• Use bold lines that can be converted to raised metal
• Avoid using complex external shapes and gaps
• Consider the weight of the final pin
• Avoid shadows
• Make sure to use the PMS (Pantone Color Matching System) for colors

Or find a designer

For creators who have ideas but don’t have the time or know-how to create these files, or can’t make sure about creating pin design, you can also ask a professional designer for help.

Check out the payable service markets: Fiverr, Creative Market, or Upwork, and find design resources, and hire graphic designers who can make your ideas into workable designs.

If your budget is limited and then free artwork design service provides by those enamel pins makers is perfect for you. You only need to provide your ideas, whether it is graphic artworks, simple sketches, or just some ideas written in text, designers will make your concept a reality and choose the right style.

The designers of enamel pins makers will provide you with digital works for your confirmation and approval. You can tweak this artwork over and over until the concept fits your needs perfectly.

STEP 2
Choose Your Enamel Pin Type

Pin manufacturers are based on two traditional processes, hard enamel, and soft enamel. However, many people even mistakenly believe that the two are the same. For most people, it is difficult to distinguish between soft enamel pins and hard enamel pins.

In addition, there are four easily distinguishable processes: Sandblasting Pins, offset printing pins, Antique pins, 3D cast or cut out pins. Each material is a real material with its own characteristics, so no matter which process you choose, you can make it an ideal high-quality pin.

Learn More: Get more information about how factory manufacturing the enamel pins.

Learn More: Get tips for distinguishing 6 types of enamel pins.

Hard Enamel Pins

Hard enamels-Their signature features fine lines and smooth surfaces that are more visually appealing to most people. These are the best looking and most professional designs. From the level of enamel and the hard polishing effect of the end, it becomes flat and smooth.

Soft Enamel Pins

Its main feature is its textured pin surface, which provides more detail and reduces costs. They are made of cast iron metal, electroplated, high temperature baked, and optional epoxy coating and usually feel thinner than hard enamel pins.

Learn More in-depth: read our post: Soft Enamel vs Hard Enamel Pins for more information 

STEP 3
Choosing Your Enamel Pin Size

At this stage, it is important to determine the size of the pins to be manufactured, as this will help you determine how simple or detailed the design is. Size is related to cost. The larger the size, the greater the information and effort required, and therefore the higher the cost.

When to choose big size enamel pins?

Larger pins (1.25 inches long or 1.25 inches long) can be designed with more detail because they use a larger canvas, the bigger the enamel pin, the more detail you can add to the design. But their size also restricts where they are worn, few people wear custom 2-inch lapel pins. 

Pins: 1.25″-2.00″ Sizes

● Enamel Pins with difficult fonts

● Suitable for Medium – High Details

● Benefit for Most Requirements

When to choose small size enamel pins?

Small pins are usually 0.50 to 1.00 inches wide or long. They are lighter, easier to connect anywhere, and cheaper because they use less material.
The disadvantage of small pins is that they usually do not provide unique design details. The smaller the pin, the cheaper it is.

Pins: 0.50″-1.00″ Sizes

● Suitable for Simple Designs without much details

● School or Company Logos Pins with Simple fonts

● Sponsor Pins or Promotional Pins

Learn More: Get tips for how to wear enamel pins. 

STEP 4
How Many Enamel Pins and Pin-Backs You Need?

How Many attachments You Want?

The rear of the pin is just as important as the front of the pin. Different accessories have different uses and applications, so how do we choose the right pin attachment? It’s not that difficult, just choose according to your own needs. We offer a selection of attachment-types: butterfly clutch, rubber cover, magnet, safety pin, luxury clutch, cuff-link, stick pin, keychain, and so on.

Learn More in-depth: Get tips for choosing the right attachments for your enamel pins.

For pin fixing, you only need to choose the right number:
For smaller pins, usually, only one backing is chosen, but when your pins are large enough, we recommend sticking two attachments! With just one attachment to secure the pin base, your pin can shake left and right in any place, and it is more likely to fall and be lost.

≥100 Pieces Enamel Pins Or No MOQ?

How many enamel pins should you order? The selling price starts with the cost of the initial mold. After making the first mold, each pin will be created in a copy of the mold. Therefore, increasing the quantity means lowering the average price per enamel pin.

Sometimes just tell the pin makers how much you need to order, they will give you a preferential price based on the quantity you ordered.

Most manufacturers of enamel pins will ask you to order 100 pieces in a minimum order. If you are not at ease, to reduce the risk, you can choose to cooperate with companies that offer custom enamel pins no minimum order quantity, and sample pins before mass production, for example, GS-JJ, Pinmart, EnamelPins.com.

STEP 5
What Type Of Packaging Do You Like?

Most pin designers have redoubled their efforts to create support cards for each pin design and package the support cards and pins in plastic bags. The general manufacturer will provide five types of pin packaging: plastic bag, plastic bag+paper card, plastic box, velvet bag, and velvet box. Therefore, when you are deciding on the packaging, please consider where you plan to sell. The right package is the right way you can add highlights to your pins.

If you plan to sell your enamel pins at conferences, online, or other commercial stores, the more exquisite packaging will allow people to choose your products.

Acting as common giveaways, promotional pins, event pins, or if you want them to hang the pins right away, you probably should bypass the carding and bagging.

Meanwhile, if you want to use it as an ad, make sure you have a logo back cover.

STEP 6
Choose The Right Enamel Pin Manufacturer

Once you have prepared the design draft and demands, the next step is to find the right manufacturer. The pin industry has developed rapidly recently, which means that there are now manufacturers all over the world. Here is some detailed information for you to find the right manufacturer of enamel pins:

1. Rich Experience

2. Timely Feedback

3. Own an Enamel Pin factory

4. Show Comments

5. Free Shipping

6. Delivery Guarantee

7. Quality & Return Guarantee

There are many companies in North America, Europe, and Asia that provide enamel pin manufacturing. A quick Google or Alibaba or social media search for “pin maker”, “enamel pin manufacturer”, “enamel pin factory” will result in dozens of suitable manufacturers.

Once determine who you work with, e-mail them with a low-resolution JPG of the design (instead of the final PDF), the required materials, size, quantity, number of pins you want. 

Learn More:   Get tips for choosing the right enamel pins manufacturer Or check where to order the best custom pins.

STEP 7
How Much Do Custom Enamel Pins Cost?

The cost of custom enamel pins depends on the previous six steps, the design cost can be reduced as many companies provide free design. Factors include:

Type / Quantity / Size / Color / Attachment / Package / Adds-on / Production Time

Different factors corresponding to different selections and different costs will be generated. 

Bulk purchases usually ensure that you reduce costs, but only making sure you already make the most money using the best reputable services.

If you want to create multiple designs in one batch to adapt to different sales channels or to give customers multiple choices, try to use different packaging ways ( eg: 1/3 with backing paper card, 2/3 with plastic boxes) or use different enamel color collocations (solid colors or a mix of colors) based on the same mold.  The pin makers will usually keep your mold for up to three years for free.

Want the more exact price? Make full use of the manufacturer’s online quotation system, which is faster than an email quotation. Not only can you compare and get your ideal price in a short time but also repositioning and refine your demands step by step.

STEP 8
Confirm and Place Your Order

When you have finished the above steps, your custom enamel pin is very close to you. Now you only need to complete the order and the entire ordering process is successfully completed.

The thing to note here is to order one month before you need the pins so that they arrive on time. Usually, it takes about 2-4 weeks to reach your custom enamel pins, so please consider your ordering time, especially when the demand is seasonal. Unless you want to receive your pins after the holiday!

MORE TIPS
About Making Your Own Enamel Pins 

✎ Plating

Electroplating is also called surface treatment, and it comes with some options. Plating usually includes nickel-free plating performed under the main plating layer.

Learn More: Get more information for different plating options.

✎ Pin Type

There are 4 kinds of special crafts: Sandblasting Pins, Offset printing pins, Antique pins, 3D cast or cut out pins. And plenty of special options: apply rhinestones, glitter variants, glow in dark enamel, transparent enamel, screen printing, laser engraving, epoxy coating, tassels, hanging chains, jewels additions, slider, bobble, and other gimmick pins. These add-ons are quoted based on your design.

✎ Production

Standard production usually takes 10 to 14 days. Printing design is the fastest style. Hard enamel and cloisonne have been made longer because of its complex process.

✎ Production Time

If you need to rush your order, we recommend that you require your sales representative to send the order to the factory directly for completion before the deadline. Or you can choose the pin with simpler craftsmanship, or contact for the supplier’s 24-hour rush service.

✎ Delivery

Most bulk pin orders are shipped by Ground Shipping Services. Goods that need to go to multiple locations are very standard. Please make sure you have reserve enough time for delivery.

✎ Reorders

The best part of reordering is that the mold is pre-made and your order cost will be lower than the price you originally paid. You don’t have to pay for the mold the next time you order the same precise design.

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