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Yesterday, I unboxed my Silhouette Mint stamping machine. Today, I’ll tell you more about using the Silhouette Mint in your business.
6 Ways to Use a Silhouette Mint in Your Business
- Sell custom designed stamps – There’s already a market on Etsy for handmade stamps from address stamps to “handmade by” or “handcrafted by” stamps and everything in between. Take advantage of the Mint’s unique ability to make custom detailed stamps, like stamps from photos. With the current Mint refill and stamp block pricing, stamps will need to sell for between $30 and $50 (depending on the stamp size) to make a decent profit. You would also have to offer re-inking for a small fee or sell ink bottles to customers and provide instructions for re-inking.
- Make business cards – Every small business should have business cards, but I think handmade business cards add a nice touch in a Silhouette based business.
- Packaging – In addition to business cards, you can expand your business’ branding onto your packaging with tags, custom bags, custom tissue paper, and more.
- Paper crafting – If your business sells custom stationary, cards, cupcake toppers, tags, or anything else with paper you can expand your product lines with new products created with your Silhouette Mint.
- Marking products – From cards to wooden signs, you can stamp the back of your products with your company logo and website.
- Personal touch – Create a custom stamp with a handwritten sentiment and stamp it on your packing slips for a quick way to customize orders.
What do you plan to do with your Silhouette Mint? Let me know in a comment.
P.S. Here’s my Mint project in progress, it’s a selfie stamp. I still need to fine tune it, but the possibilities are endless! Pick up your Silhouette Mint or Silhouette Mint refill kits on Amazon.
Since 2015, Christine Schinagl has been helping crafters start and run craft businesses through her blog, Cutting for Business. As a Silhouette and Cricut crafter herself, she has a unique take on what works and what doesn’t work in the craft business world. She also teaches a course on creating digital SVG designs, available at How to Design SVGs.
Thomas C. Rankin
Tuesday 31st of January 2017
Hello,
I've started crafting custom leather goods (i.e. Handbags, wallets.) I like the way several designers of handbags use as a brand stamp on their bags. A simple, classic, and small brand stamp of either metallic gold or silver and it simply says the name of the designer. (i.e. Michael Kors, Hermes) I would like to do something similar on my bags and wallets. I've been researching different things like hot foil stamping and adhesive and heat transferred vinyl that is cut by either a Silouhette Cameo or a Cricut and then applied onto the leather. I can't afford a industrial hot foil stamp machine but I have been considering a Cricut or Silouhette and using metallic vinyl from someone like Siser and either using a adhesive or heat transferred cut out of my name/brand stamp. In my research I have now found the Silouhette Mint and I'm wondering if maybe that would be a better fit for me. I probably wouldn't use the Cameo or Cricut for much else other than this purpose so I'm thinking perhaps the stamp maker would be a better economical solution to my problem. Do they make metallic silver or gold ink that can be used with this Mint and do you know if there are inks that can be used on leather? Sorry for the long post I've been having a hard time trying to find how to achieve the look I'm wanting. Thank you in advance for any help or advice you can pass along!
Christine
Wednesday 1st of February 2017
A Silhouette Mint will really not hel you for what you are looking for.
Stephanie Apple
Friday 16th of December 2016
Love the tissue paper idea! unique!
Christine
Saturday 17th of December 2016
So fun to make, too!
Cassandra Boyd
Friday 16th of December 2016
This is awesome! I've often wondered if it was worth the investment, since I'm just starting out. I'll have to look into this some more.
Christine
Saturday 17th of December 2016
I love mine!
Mac
Thursday 13th of October 2016
Does the ink work on fabric?
Christine
Sunday 16th of October 2016
Hello! You can stamp on fabric, but the inks are not permanent - so you wouldn't want to wash it.
Kathy
Wednesday 30th of March 2016
I love the ideas for use of the Curio. Can you please expand a little on the "custom tissue paper"?
Christine
Wednesday 30th of March 2016
Hi Kathy! This post is about the Silhouette Mint, not the Curio. To make tissue paper with the Mint, first create a stamp with the Mint. Then, stamp it randomly around tissue paper. Super easy (and fun!)