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.

Design with Me is a new regular feature on Cutting for Business! Each Friday, I’ll bring you a new Silhouette Studio tutorial featuring how to design an SVG. Let’s talk Valentine’s Day today, specifically – how to make the cutest robot you’ve ever designed. Silhouette Studio Tutorial: Love Robot SVG 2. Use the ‘Draw a …

I recently set up a shop on Creative Fabrica. I’ve found it different from other marketplaces I’ve sold on, so I wanted to share my experience setting up my shop – and answer some FAQ along the way. What is Creative Fabrica? Creative Fabrica is an online marketplace for digital goods. At the time of …

Design with Me is a new regular feature on Cutting for Business! Each Friday, I’ll bring you a new Silhouette Studio tutorial featuring how to design an SVG. Let’s design some a sketched shape SVG today in Silhouette Studio. Silhouette Studio Tutorial: Sketched Shape SVG 2. Double click the heart to open the ‘Point Editing’ …

Design with Me is a new regular feature on Cutting for Business! Each Friday, I’ll bring you a new Silhouette Studio tutorial featuring how to design an SVG. It seems fitting to end this great year on Cutting for Business with a New Year’s Eve SVG. Wondering what I’ll be doing on New Year’s Eve …

Design with Me is a new regular feature on Cutting for Business! Each Friday, I’ll bring you a new Silhouette Studio tutorial featuring how to design an SVG. Today, let’s make a stretched letter Christmas ornament SVG. In general, it’s not a good idea to stretch fonts. However, if you use the right font, you …

Design with Me is a new regular feature on Cutting for Business! Each Friday, I’ll bring you a new Silhouette Studio tutorial featuring how to design an SVG. It’s almost Christmas! I can’t wait! Today, let’s create a funky Christmas tree. Silhouette Studio Tutorial: Funky Christmas Tree SVG 2. Draw a small circle using the …

I’ve talked a lot about the new love of my life lately, my xTool P2, but let’s move onto something else: Lottie Files. What are Lottie Files? Lottie Files are an open-source animation file format that enables designers and developers to seamlessly integrate high-quality animations into their projects. Put simply: Lottie Files are fun animations …

Thanks for following along with my articles and discussions on the xTool P2 for the last week. I think it’s a pretty awesome machine that outperforms many of the other lasers on the market right now. I feel that xTool has spent time innovating their product to include unique features like the Riser Base and …

I spent all of last week talking about the xTool P2 and the available accessories. Let’s wrap up our talks on the xTool P2 today and tomorrow. Today, let’s look at how to create extra large projects with xTool’s P2 Automatic Conveyor Feeder. What is the xTool P2 Automatic Conveyor Feeder? The xTool P2 Automatic …