Being the owner of a Silhouette Cameo or Cricut Explore can be totally life changing – because the machines are so flexible to be incorporated into so many different projects. Today, I’m thinking “outside the box” and sharing sea glass jewelry I recently made. First, I have to share my failure. Originally, this post was …
Project Tutorials
Yesterday, I shared a tutorial to create wood frames on wood signs. I understand that not everyone has the tools or time to do them. Today, I’m sharing a tutorial for faux wood frames. Faux Wood Frame Tutorial Supplies Needed Wood for sign – For help choosing wood, see this post. Paint/vinyl stencil to create …
Many Cutting for Business readers know that before I started this blog – I made wood signs. With the trend being farmhouse and rustic, so many readers have asked if I knew how to add a wooden frame around a wood sign. I do – and I’m happy to share below. Wood Frame Tutorial Supplies …
Today, let’s look at something a bit different! I’m calling this ‘Reverse Etching’ – and it’s something I haven’t seen done among Silhouette or Cricut crafters. Usually, when people etch a surface they use vinyl as a stencil and etch inside the stencil. I was thinking to myself recently, why not use the negative space …
If you are a member of the Cutting for Business Insider’s Club on Facebook, you may remember that I got a scroll saw for Christmas. I’ve used it several times and feel that I am comfortable enough with it to write a tutorial today! What is a Scroll Saw? A scroll saw looks similar to a …
Whether it is designing and cutting, listing products for sale, or handling customer inquiries – Silhouette and Cricut small business owners spend a lot of time on the computer. I thought today that I would share the tutorial on how I made a keyboard skin for my MacBook Pro. If you have a recent Mac, …
Bounce back offers are those that customers receive when they purchase and item and open their package. We see them in all kinds of business: cruises and vacations, online purchases, and receipts at big box stores. The goal of a bounce back offer is to bring a customer back to your business after they make …
Remember that post on mind dumping from yesterday? This is one of the projects that I’ve had in my idea book forever. I thought it would be neat to have an Etsy shop called “Morse Cards” and make a line of Morse Code cards. My idea was inspired by all the Morse Code jewelry over …
Today’s post is a follow up to my post Why Does Paint Bleed when Using a Vinyl Stencil? In that post, I showed you how to use a vinyl stencil to get a perfect design every time. The takeaway from that was sand the surface well and use tiny amounts of paint. After posting that …