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 through the Design with Me series.

I’ve discussed trademarks related to sports on Cutting on Business several times. I keep seeing frustrated blog readers, because they can’t make and sell team gear for their favorite team. This is especially difficult if your child plays on a sports team that licenses a professional team logo for their logo. On many occasions, I’ve suggested to …

Ahhhh, it’s fall! I love the crisp smell of the cooler weather, crunching leaves, and pumpkins. Don’t you? Today, Melanie from SVG Design Shoppe, stopped in to share a cut file with you – a Fall Pumpkin Spice Leggings Hoodies Sublimation File. To thank Melanie for her generosity, stop over to her Etsy shop with …

Yikes, Cutting for Business readers! I had to make a few maternity shirts lately, and let me say that blank maternity shirts were not easy to find! Today, I’m sharing a list of sites I found the carry blank maternity shirts – perfect for Silhouette Cameo or Cricut crafting. Where to Find Maternity Shirts for …

I’m always racking my brain for creative products for Silhouette and Cricut users to make and sell in their small business. Today, I’m showing you how to make paper portraits using your Silhouette Cameo. What I love about paper portraits is that they are cheap to make, and will sell for a high profit. Supplies …

Ever wonder how crafters and other small businesses find out about newly registered trademarks? It actually really easy: Each Tuesday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office sends out the Trademark Official Gazette. What is Included in the Trademark Gazette? Trademarks published for opposition. These are trademarks that are in the process of trademarking. Trademarks …

I don’t know about you, but I love advertising my craftiness! Today, I am sharing a free Crafty SVG for Silhouette, Cricut, Glowforge, xTool, Brother, and more. Feel free to use it for commercial use, no credit back to me needed – but you cannot sell the file itself. Read my license.

There’s so much more to running a business with your Silhouette or Cricut than making a few products and sticking them up for sale. Today, we are going to quickly look at photo consent forms. What is a Photo Consent or Photo Release? A photo consent or release is simply a document that gives permission to you or …

As your small business grows, it is likely that you will want to buy supplies in bulk to save money. As I’ve written about in a previous post, you have to understand the process of how a product gets to you. The cheapest way to get a product is buying directly from the manufacturer. But …

I get a lot of emails here in the Cutting for Business office. I’ve been recently surprised at the amount of Silhouette and Cricut craft business owners who don’t have an appropriate email signature – or one at all! Let’s go through a quick tutorial today to learn how to create an email signature in …