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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.

Someday, each one of us will pass away. While I hope it is many, many years down the road – people pass away unexpectedly every day. Similarly, you could get into an accident or fall ill without warning and be unable to maintain your business. As a small business owner, you have a responsibility to …

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I grew up in a police family – my mother, father, and uncle were all sworn officers. The recent climate of police hatred in the United States just breaks my heart beyond belief. In honor of all the officers in the world, I’m sharing police sayings for crafters today! 30+ Police Sayings for Crafters Daddy/Mommy/Auntie/Uncle/husband/wife …

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Yippee! You’ve made a sale in your Etsy shop! Unfortunately, the customer didn’t provide enough information to complete the order. Perhaps they didn’t include their color choices or maybe they didn’t give you their monogram. No problem, you’ve sent them a conversation through Etsy and will start their order as soon as you get the …

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A Facebook friend of mine is raising money for an international adoption, and she inspired me to write this list of adoption sayings. Many of these sayings would be great for shirts, cards, banners, and signs made with your Silhouette or Cricut. Love this list? I’ve got a whole bunch more, read them here. 25+ …

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I’m on a roll with printable instruction sets this week, and I’ve had a few blog readers ask for instructions to give customers to iron on their own heat transfer vinyl. If you need some, here they are! Tips for Selling Customer Applied Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV) You should assume that customers will be using an …

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Yesterday I shared tumbler application instructions. Today, I’m giving you free mug decal application instructions. Like tumblers, you can’t sell a decal for a mug without application instructions – so download them below. As always, you are welcome to use them for your own customers – no need to credit back to me. Ready to download? …

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Decals are easy to sell for Silhouette and Cricut small business owners. Since tumblers are trendy right now, many sellers are selling decals for customers to apply to their own tumblers. You can’t sell a tumbler decal without application instructions for your customer. I don’t mind doing the “boring” backend details in business, so I’m …

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