Christine Schinagl, Cutting for Business

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 enjoys teaching other crafters how to create digital SVG designs, available at through the Design with Me series.

Mother’s Day is less than a month away! Let’s make a floral Mother’s Day SVG today. Before you get started, you’ll need some line art flowers. I purchased this set of hand drawn flowers. Tutorial: Floral Mother’s Day SVG 2. Once you’ve got all the designs open, arrange them into a cluster. Duplicate, resize, and …

Happy Monday, and Happy Earth Day! I love nature, and love spending as much time as I can out in nature. Since today is Earth Day, I thought I would share a free Earth Day SVG. You can download the free SVG cut file in the green box below. And, be sure to review my …

If you are looking for free 2024 Graduation SVGs, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve got ten free 2024 graduation SVGs – ready to download. But first, Buy Me a Coffee. Three reasons to buy me a coffee: 1. I love coffee! Iced mocha, please! 2. Free SVG files take a long time to …

That time of year is coming up: Graduation! Whether you are celebrating kindergarten graduation, high school graduation, or college graduation – it’s such an exciting time of year. Today, let’s design a 2024 graduation SVG. Of course, if you come across this tutorial after 2024, you can follow the same steps – just change the …

Mother’s Day is coming, so let’s take a few minutes to design a Mother’s Day SVG. Before you start your Mother’s Day SVG, you’ll need a list of words related to mothers and qualities they possess. Here’s what ChatGPT came up with. Tutorial: Mother’s Day Typography SVG 2. Double click on the words to bring …

Today, let’s take a look at designing word collage SVG files. Before you start, brainstorm a quick list of spring related words. Here are some to get you started: If you’re having a hard time coming up with Spring related words, this is the perfect task for ChatGPT. Tutorial: Spring Typography Collage Design 2. Add …

I’ll be honest: Facebook is time consuming – sometimes for a small return. For example, on Cutting for Business, Facebook traffic accounts for less than 2% of referrals to my site. But, I spend a lot too much time creating posts, scheduling posts, and answering messages. So, I recently dug into Facebook automations. Today, I’m …

Design with Me is a new regular feature on Cutting for Business! Each Friday, I’ll bring you a new Silhouette Studio tutorial featuring how to design an SVG. Before you pour the green beer and roll around in four leaf clovers for luck, let’s design a vintage four leaf clover SVG. Silhouette Studio Tutorial: Simple …

Top ‘o the morning to you! Erin Go Braugh! Slainte! Whatever your favorite St. Patrick’s Day saying is, download some of my free St. Patrick’s Day SVGs below. 8 Free St. Patrick’s Day SVGs