How To: Using a DK-93 Snap Press for Resin Snaps

Do you have questions about how to use a DK-93 snap press? In this blog post, we'll cover how to use the dies for resin snaps.

Deciding on the dies to use:
If you wish to insert studs (male) or sockets (female), choose the appropriate upper die for the press--the lower cap die will always be the same.

The stud die will have a larger hole, and the socket die will have the smaller hole.

Inserting the dies:
Choose the correct sized die set and insert the cap die into the large hole on the bottom of the snap press:

You'll then want to take the stud or socket die you want to use and, positioning the die in the hole above the cap die, screw the shank securely into place.

You're now ready to start pressing snaps!

Learn more about how to use our snap presses on the Assunta Store website.

If you have any questions, let us know!

Featured Product: Earth Friendly Labels

Our Assunta Store-exclusive woven Earth Friendly labels can serve more than one purpose. Tell the world that your sewing project includes recycled materials, supports an earth-friendly cause, or is otherwise eco-conscious, all while giving your sewing some professional flair.

Try pairing one of these labels (sold in bags of 10) with our Green Peas minkee PUL fabric/diaper cut.

Featured Product: Animal Friends Tiny Diaper Cover

One of our newer Tiny Diaper Cover prints is this one; we call it Animal Friends! 

It features adorable frogs, ducklings, elephants, and giraffes frolicking together on a white background. 

The material for this particular print is a Poly PUL; it's a soft, light-weight polyester fabric that has the laminate exposed on the inside, making the diaper cover wipeable.

Our Tiny Diaper Covers are ideal for very small/newborn babies until they're big enough to fit our One Size Diaper Covers.

What do you think of this print, or our Tiny Diaper Covers in general? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.

How to: Pay through PayPal without an Account

Do you really need a Paypal account to make a purchase in our store? The good news is that you don't; Paypal also processes credit card payments without requiring customers to open a PayPal account.

To pay without making an account, you need to choose Paypal when you check out in Assunta Store – the first option in the picture shown below that says, "PayPal Website Payments Standard."

Then, it should take you to another screen. At the bottom there will be an option that says “Don’t have a Paypal account?” Choose that one.

Once you do, it will take you to a screen allowing you to pay using your credit card without a Paypal account, like this:

Let us know if this helps!

If you have any more questions about this process, don't hesitate to contact us!

Featured Product: Soft Sole Baby Shoes

Have you seen the adorable soft-soled baby shoes in our store yet? This is a newer product that we've started carrying.

The shoes come in different fun designs, like shooting stars, tigers, trucks, and pink birds, and are made of natural, absorbent cotton or suede, and leather. We carry them in different sizes--just check out the sizing guide on the product page for more info.

What do you think of the shoes? Do you have any questions? If so, just ask and we'll do our best to answer.

How To: Use Reward Points

Each $25 USD you spend in Assunta Store earns you one reward point towards your next purchase. Points are deposited to your Assunta Store account about one month after you order.

You can substitute those points for cash on future orders that you make. When you go to check out, there are several payment options, and one is to use your reward points.

Choose that payment option FIRST, and all of the reward points currently in your account will be applied toward the cost of your order. You’ll see that $1 will be deducted from your order total for each reward point you had in your account.

After that, you can use Paypal to check out as usual.

You can check the reward points balance in your account any time – just log in and click “My Account”; reward points are listed in the box near the bottom of the page:

If you need any other help with reward points, just let us know! We'll be happy to answer your questions.

How To: Place a Local Order in Beijing

Sometimes we receive e-mails asking us how to order from Assunta Store and have it delivered within the Beijing area. There are two ways you can do this:

Method 1: Online

Order and pay online, using a credit card or PayPal account. If you do not enter your shipping address in Chinese characters, please email it to us separately.  We will ship your order through a local courier, such as ShunFeng Express.

Method 2: Cash on Delivery

If you live inside the 5^th ring road, or in the Shunyi area and prefer to order using RMB, we can enter your order into the store as a manually. We’ll deliver it to you personally, collecting cash on delivery. 

To place an order this way, you need to e-mail us a list of the items you wish to order from Assunta Store. One convenient way to do this is to collect the items you want into a shopping cart and then email us a screenshot of your cart.  

When you email us, please let us know:

1. Whether you already have a customer account in our store, and if so, what email address is associated with that.
2. What items you’d like to order – please include information about options available such as size, color, etc.
3. Shipping address in Chinese, if possible.
4. Delivery phone number, and whether this person can speak to our driver in Chinese.
5. Best time to deliver -  when someone will be at your delivery address to receive your package.

Once your order is created in the system, you'll receive an order confirmation from the store, as well as a separate confirmation e-mail confirming the total payment in RMB and with info about setting up a convenient delivery time.

Hopefully this post answers your questions about this way of ordering from us; of course, if you have any other questions, you can feel free to e-mail them to us, as well.

New Fun Labels: Sports Star

Do you have a little boy or girl in your life who is a rising future sports star? Let the world know of their skill in, or just love of, sports with this fun, high-quality sew-on fabric label made exclusively for Assunta Store.

Sports Star Labels sold in Assunta Store

This fun woven label would look great matched with our Sports print Minkie PUL Diaper Cut:

Sports print PUL sold in Assunta Store

How to: Insert Magnetic Snaps

Hi, everyone. Sometimes we receive questions about how exactly to insert the magnetic snaps we sell, and also how to use them in general. We wanted to give you all some information about them in this post.

What are magnetic snaps?
Our magnetic snaps are a silver-tone, very low-profile closure that fastens using magnets rather than snapping a stud into a socket. You don't need a snap press or snap pliers to attach them.

How can I use them?

Magnetic snaps are often used as closures for purses or wallets. Though we sell a lot of supplies for making cloth diapers, we don't recommend using these snaps for diaper making.

How do you attach them to fabric?

We've found a couple of great tutorials on the web that will hopefully shed some light on this question.

You Sew Girl: How to insert the best magnetic snaps ever

Gone to Earth: Tutorial How to apply magnetic snaps

Do you have any suggestions of your own on how to use or apply magnetic snaps? Share them in the comments section of the blog, we'd love to hear from you!

Welcome to Assunta Store's Blog!

Hello, everyone; Assunta Store now has a blog! This is where we will be posting updates, helpful links, and other store-related news.

For those of you who are not familiar with Assunta Store or Little Flower Projects, the nonprofit the store supports, here is some information in a nutshell:

Assunta Store
Assunta Store is a social enterprise, the profits of which go directly towards benefiting the children Little Flower Projects cares for. Assunta Store sells snaps, snap presses, cloth diapers, and other sewing notions. Since we use everything sold in the store ourselves, we can assure you that they are of sound quality and can help you with any questions you might have about our products.

Little Flower Projects (LFP)
Little Flower Projects is a nonprofit dedicated to loving and caring for abandoned children in China. LFP runs specialized care programs for these children depending on their needs, including special care for infants, long-term foster care, and hospice care.

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Here are some links to where you can find more information about us:

Assunta Store
Assunta Store's Facebook page

Little Flower Projects' Facebook page
Little Flower Projects' About Us page

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For those of you who are new to our work, welcome, and we hope you will consider supporting us!

And to those of you who are already supporters and donors, thank you so much. None of this would be possible without your help.