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.

Want to run a business with your Silhouette Cameo or Cricut? You are in the right place, because I’m the blogger that tackles these topics! Catch up with last month on the blog: Free Minivans are Cool SVG Cut File for Silhouette or Cricut Introducing the Silhouette Life Inspiration Box – And Why You’ll Want …

Are you in the swing of selling Halloween products? If not, get to it – buyers are shopping Halloween right now. This free Halloween Tie SVG cut file set was created by Victoria from ESI Designs. ESI Designs is no longer active online or any social media channels. While I haven’t been able to get …

Oh, trademarks. I talk about them a lot on Cutting for Business. Unfortunately for Silhouette Cameo and Cricut sellers who sell their goods – the situation is getting worse. In the last year or so – there have been so many new trademarks applied for and granted that it is hard to keep up. At …

An easy way to increase the time you have in your Silhouette Cameo or Cricut small business is to improve the efficiency in your workspace. Recently, I noticed while working on projects, I kept having to get up from my project to retrieve a supply, my camera, etc. So, I set out to fix the lack …

I’ve talked pricing on the blog before. First, I outlined how to price your craft items for sale. Then, I talked about pricing products when your supplies were on sale. There’s no right or wrong way to determine how much to pay yourself – it’s completely subjective. Today, let’s look at how much to pay …

Happy Fall everyone! Fall is my absolute favorite time of year – even if I don’t like pumpkin spice anything! (See that free SVG in this post.) Today on the blog, Beau stopped over from Beau Lindsly Designs to share a free cut file. Today’s free Faith Family Fall SVG design is just one in …

Yesterday I showed you how to use Siser’s Adhesive with Crown Leaf Foil for a metallic look on apparel. Today, I’m showing you another way to get the foil look. This time, we are looking at Chemica’s Metallic heat transfer material. Here’s how it works: Create your design, mirror it, cut it on your Silhouette …

There’s no argument that foil and metallics are trendy right now! One aspect of owning your own Silhouette or Cricut based business is choosing what products are best for you and for your customers. Today and tomorrow, I’ll show you two different products to add foil (or the foil look) to your Silhouette or Cricut …

A few months back, I shared a beginner’s series on sublimation. In some cases, I think that sublimation is a better choice than vinyl. For example: When you use sublimation on coffee mugs, the design becomes permanent and won’t wash off – unlike vinyl. (Learn how to do sublimation on mugs here.) Today, I’m sharing …