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.

Today, I’m tackling another reader question: I already own a food scale, do I need to buy a postage scale to use in my craft business? Do You Need a Postage Scale? Answer: In general, either will work for shipping products made with your Silhouette or Cricut. However, there are a few things to watch …

Today’s blog posts answers a Cutting for Business reader’s question: How do you ship fragile handmade products? My best advice for shipping fragile items is to double box them and use bubble wrap. Step-by-Step Guide to Package Fragile Products Wrap your handmade product in bubble wrap or packing paper. Put your handmade product in a box …

Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays of the year, so I’m excited to share this Silhouette Cameo project today. I took an inexpensive stainless steel flask and added fun text it to, “Girls with class don’t need a glass!”. I used silver etched vinyl from Expressions Vinyl (if you aren’t familiar with it, etched vinyl …

Yesterday, I talked about custom or personalized products versus ready made products in your Silhouette Cameo or Cricut business. If you mainly sell ready made products and you love using social media, the Etsy Shop Restock Model might be good for you. What is the Etsy Shop Restock Model? The concept is simple: you do …

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Do you need a fast and inexpensive teacher gift? I’m sharing a Silhouette Mint Facebook parody stamp today. Don’t forget to give a your favorite teacher a bottle of ink and directions to re-ink their stamp, too. This file is okay for personal use products without credit back. Hope you “like” it, too! Silhouette Mint users …

With holiday shopping in full swing, I hope your Silhouette or Cricut craft business is busy shipping orders out the door. Several readers have asked me about closing their businesses the last several weeks of the year to take a break and spend time with their own friends and families. (Yes! I fully support this along …

We made it through tax week at Cutting for Business! If you missed any posts along the way, I talked about sales tax, an overview of taxes, tax deductions, and I shared a printable tax preparation list. Today, I’m sharing print and cut Silhouette Cameo calendar or planner tax reminder stickers. As I mentioned, the …

Today I’m happy to share a Joy to the World SVG cut file with you. With all the crazy events that go on in the world each day, I think we can all agree that we need a lot more JOY! I originally used this file on an upcycled globe. First, I painted the globe in …