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’m sure you know that videos are a great way to advertise your craft business. In fact, one source states that in 2022, videos accounted for 82% of the global internet traffic. I recently shared a review of my Create Room DreamBox. Since the article posted, I’ve gotten a few emails about how I created …

Today we are continuing with easy types of video advertising for your Silhouette Cameo or Cricut small business. As I mentioned yesterday when we looked at slideshows with Flipagram, video marketing has become more popular than ever! Did you know that statistics show that video promotion is 600% more effective than print and direct mail combined? Let’s …

This week we are going to look at creative ways to advertise your Silhouette or Cricut small business. If you aren’t a great photographer, consider using stock or styled photos or mockups for your advertising. I’ve showed you in the past how to create product mockups in Silhouette Studio, but today we are going to look …

Is it just me or do you have a lot of friends that will be having babies soon? It must mean that Spring is near! Good thing that Kristin from Printable Cuttable Creatables stopped in to share an exclusive cut file with Cutting for Business readers! If you aren’t familiar with Kristin’s site, Printable Cuttable Creatables, she sells …

Every year, as small business owners are preparing their taxes, I get the same question: When will I receive my 1099 from Etsy (or other online marketplace)? Answer: 1099’s are required to be mailed by January 31st. If you have not yet received it well past this date, you may have not met the qualifications. …

A few years ago, I made myself a shirt that read ‘Just Here for the Commercials’ to wear on Super Bowl Sunday during a party we were hosting. I recently made some beer koozies for a friend with the same saying, and one that says ‘Just Here for the Beer’. Today, I’m sharing them with …

Update: The tutorial below gives you more control over your SVG. If you would simply like to convert a simple .studio3 file to SVG automatically, head to this post. Also, if you are working in Silhouette Studio, saving as an SVG has been added to Business Edition! So far this week I’ve covered designing with …

This article has been recently updated to account for changes after the release of Silhouette Studio Version 4. Silhouette America recently rolled out an update to Silhouette Studio that allows users to save in more formats. Save as .JPEG and .PDF from Business Edition To Save as .JPEG or .PDF in Silhouette Studio, go to …

Yesterday we talked about designing with fonts. Today, we are going to talk about creating your own designs in Silhouette Studio. Why create your own designs? Shops are likely to sell more when their products are unique and different from other shops. This is shown clearly by looking at big box retailers. You usually don’t …