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.

One of the emails that I get a lot of through Cutting for Business is: “I just shipping my first package and lost money because shipping was way more expensive than I thought it would be!” Honestly, I hate to hear this because it is completely preventable! The United States Postal Service (USPS) has a …

I love Halloween and I love vintage style! Today, I combined these two loves to create a Witch Flying Lessons SVG for Halloween. I’m happy to share it today. Feel free to use the file for selling products, but you cannot sell the file or parts of the file in another design. Read the full …

This post is a bit of a followup to a popular post on Cutting for Business: Why Does Paint Bleed when Using a Vinyl Stencil. I’ve had some readers read that post and email me stating that they are still experiencing bleeding – even after following my tips. Through a little detective work, I emailed …

According to the American Pet Products (APPA) National Pet Owners Survey of 2023 and 2024, 66% of American homes own a pet. (Source.) For crafters, this is great news. To help you started with your next pet related project – try these dog and cat sayings with your Silhouette or Cricut machine. (Note: Most of …

Taxes. No one likes them and I’m sure that small business crafters certainly would rather be creating products than crunching numbers to file sales tax returns. Today, I’m taking a minute to highlight a service called TaxJar which automatically computes your sales tax and will even file for you. Before I tell you all about …

Happy Friday the 13th! This is the last one for a while, so I was inspired to make a funny shirt for a, well, unlucky friend. I’m happy to share it today, along with my well wishes for you to have a lucky day! As always, you can use the file in products you sell, …

As the years go on, the competition between Silhouette and Cricut leads them to each make improvements and innovations to their electronic cutting machines. Today, let’s look at the pros and cons between Silhouette’s Cameo 3 and Cricut’s Maker. A similar post appeared on Cutting for Business in early 2016, but this version is updated …

I get reader emails and comments all the time asking for tips about how to take better pictures of etchings on glass in products you’ve made with your Silhouette or Cricut. How to Take Better Pictures of Glass Etchings My super secret trick is to add more lighting to your setup. You can use either …

Update: I’m still loving my Cricut EasyPress™. And, I’ve got great news: Cricut is now has released additional sizes: 6″ by 7″, 9″ by 9″ ,and 12″ by 10″! Learn more at this link. Cricut recently released a machine, EasyPress™, for applying heat transfer materials to apparel and soft goods. If you aren’t familiar with it, …