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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.

Football season is already in full swing, and you might be ready to start making personalized gear to show support for your favorite team (go Bears!). Or, you may see listings online for gorgeous handmade items with NFL logos or team names. Before you start making and selling NFL products, you should know that it …

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Recently, I’ve had a few requests emailed to me about where to buy wood for Silhouette or Cricut craft projects. While I consider Mr. Cutting for Business and I amateur wood workers, we have successfully built our 10 seat dining room table, a faux fireplace mantle, an oversized outdoor corner bench, and countless painted wall …

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Cutting for Business readers: What do Dollar Shave Club, Beer of the Month Club, Nature Box, and Smart Art Box have in common? They are all successful businesses that operate on a subscription based model. In this model of business a customer signs up to receive a different product each month for a defined length of …

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Selling handmade products can be a challenge when potential customers can go to big box retailers and buy similar items. For example, Hobby Lobby has many lettered canvas and “looks like wood” home decor items, Walmart sells tumblers with generic screen printed sayings, and on a recent trip to Michaels I saw many products that …

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Several readers have written to me asking if I knew how to save money on supplies they use daily – like their Silhouette Cameo blades which wear out fast. Here are two ways to save money on your blades. CB09 Blades Use a third party blade and blade holder like the CB09 blades by Graphtec. I …

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If you follow Cutting for Business on Instagram, you’ll know that I am currently in the middle of redecorating several rooms of my home for a more rugged, rustic look. I overhauled my patio earlier in the year, I’ve chalk painted my late grandmother’s hutch with Annie Sloan paint, and I’m spending this weekend whipping …

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