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.

Happy Spring (Break!) to you! Today is the first day of our kid’s Spring Break. To say that it snuck up on me this year is an understatement. While we aren’t going on vacation this year – I’ve got day trips planned all over Central Florida to keep the kids entertained next week. What are …

Welcome! You probably landed on this page while looking for free commercial use cut files for your Silhouette or Cricut. Great! I’m glad you found me, Christine, and this blog, Cutting for Business. In addition to sharing tips for running your craft business, I also have a large collection of free commercial use cut files. …

Love crafting and free stuff? Me, too! Cutting for Business has nearly 500 free commercial use SVG cut files. To download them, visit each page and download them in the green box. SVG License Commercial use is included for most free SVG cut files on Cutting for Business. Commercial use is extended only to at …

Diversity and inclusion continue to be hot topics in the world right now. If you’ve had your Facebook Page for a long time, you probably haven’t included this information on it. Let’s take 5 minutes today to add your Diverse Business category. What Are Diverse Business Categories on Facebook? Diverse Business categories are a self …

As an owner of both a Glowforge and an xTool, I’m in a great position to be able to share the pros and cons of both machines, along with a comparison of the machines. This article highlights my experience and technical specs of the Glowforge Plus and the xTool M1. Before we get started, know …

The aspect of the xTool M1 that excites me most is that it can engrave tumblers! Of all the machines I have (I have a lot of them! 😂), no other machine can engrave tumblers. Before we get started, be sure to check back at the other projects I’ve already shared. Don’t forget: xTool provided …

One aspect of the xTool M1 that I have only briefly touched on is that it is a hybrid machine. It contains both a diode laser and a blade. You can think of it as a laser and Silhouette or Cricut – all in one. Today, I want to put that blade to the test …

All week long, I’ve been sharing my thoughts, experiences, and opinions on the xTool M1 machine that was sent to me for review. As always, the opinions and experiences are my own. I’ve already shared my unboxing and setup, a tutorial for engraved paw print jewelry, and my opinions on designing in the xTool software. …

My first project with the xTool M1 was engraved paw print jewelry. Today, I’m experimenting with designing right inside the xTool software. Let’s design a Tic Tac Toe game with 10 markers. If you missed the previous xTool posts: xTool M1 set up and engraved paw print jewelry. As a reminder, I received the xTool …