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.

Spring will be here soon and I’ve started working on my garden by planting some vegetable seeds. Now, it’s time to make some new Spring decor for inside the house. Today, I’m sharing a new free Spring SVG cut file with you, and the sentiment couldn’t be more true: Kids and gardens grow with love. …

Looking for a local craft store? Maybe you ran out of something and need it immediately to finish an order? Perhaps you are looking for somewhere you could teach local craft classes? Or, just looking for some crafty friends? Here is a list of brick and mortar craft vinyl stores that have been submitted by …

With baseball Spring Training underway and Little Leagues kicking off across the country, let’s take a minute to talk about creating and selling Major League Baseball, or MLB, products. Can Crafters Make and Sell Major League Baseball Products? If you’ve been around Cutting for Business for any length of time, you’ll know that this is …

I feel that small business owners, myself included, are always looking for new problems to solve and take on new challenges. As I was looking over some office stuff the other day I had a few new opportunities cross my path. As I weighed the pros and cons, I thought to myself: Just say yes …

Is your business slower than usual right now? There’s no need to panic, because all businesses experience ups and downs. In fact, slow times can be beneficial because you can get a few extra tasks done. Today, I’m sharing some ideas of things you can do to keep yourself busy during slower business periods. 30 …

What do you do when your business is going well, you are getting regular orders, you have happy customers, quality products, growing social media numbers, and an awesome website – but you still want more? You start working to scale your craft business. Today I’m sharing 9 ways you can scale your craft business. 9 …

Retired Content: This bundle has been retired. My family and I thank you again for the tremendous support of everyone during our time in need. It makes me proud of the Cutting for Business community I have built over the years. “No evidence of disease.” On Monday, these powerful words were shared with Will by …

Top ‘o the morning to you! I hope you had a romantically wonderful Valentine’s Day with those who you love. For us, we had our annual family Valentine’s Day dinner complete with Welch’s Sparkling Rose! Gone are the hearts, Cupid, and everything red. Now, it’s time to start thinking green. With St. Patrick’s Day just …

With the beginning of a new year, there’s one thing that starts looming: Filing taxes. Don’t worry Silhouette and Cricut craft business owners – I’ve got you covered with a lot of tax information on the Cutting for Business blog. Today, I’m rounding it up in one place. Let’s start at the beginning. I get …