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.

If you don’t have an email list for your craft business, this article is for you. While a mailing list may seem like another ‘to do’, email lists are the easiest way to reach your current and future customers. What is an Email List? An email list is a list of customers and potential customers …

Need a printable care card for your Silhouette or Cricut craft business? Great, I’m happy to share my free printable care cards. I’ve designed the care cards to be business card sized, which allows you to order online or print at home. What You Can Do with the Free Printable Care Cards What You Cannot …

Today, I’m giving you an unbranded set of wall decal application instructions for you to use when selling wall decals made with your Silhouette or Cricut. Why You Should Include a Vinyl Squeegee with Decal Orders If you’ve ever applied a vinyl decal, you know that your customer will need a vinyl squeegee. You can purchase …

Do you make and sell car decals with your Silhouette Cameo? I’ve seen a few car decals locally that people haven’t taken off the transfer paper when they applied the decal. I began thinking and decided that maybe the buyer didn’t realize it is meant to be removed. Today, I’m giving you an unbranded set …

Whether you are looking for an alternative to Facebook or Etsy, or if you want to broaden your customer base, Instagram may be right for you. If you aren’t familiar with Instagram, it is an image and video social media site – utilized mainly from phones. Instagram boosts over 200 million registered users, and is …

In part one of this post, I covered how to register for an Etsy account (and I offered you 40 free listings) and how to list your first item, in part two I highlighted some things that you needed to finish up after opening your Etsy shop, and this post will cover the fees for …

If you read Part One of this post, Selling Your Silhouette Cameo Crafts on Etsy, you have just set up your Etsy shop and listed at least one item. Your item is now for sale, but there are a few things you need to do to finish setting up your shop – and you should …

Ready to take the plunge and start selling your Silhouette Cameo projects on Etsy? Great! The next three posts on Cutting for Business will walk you through how to set up an account, an overview of an Etsy listing, tidbits you’ll need to finish setting up, and an explanation of the fees to sell on Etsy. Before you begin, …

Imagine this: You work really hard on a brand new product or design, make it, photograph it, edit the photos, and list it online. A few days later, you see the same product or design being sold by several other sellers online. Bummer. But, what can you do about crafting copycats? 5 Ways to Deal …