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.

I’ve got a challenge for you this week: Decide on a video technique to use in your Silhouette or Cricut small business and create a video to post to social media by the end of the week. Here’s a look at the video marketing related posts on the blog: How to Easily Add Sparkle to …

Fall has made an appearance in Florida (finally!) and it is wonderful! The constant breeze and the cooler temperatures outside inspired me to create a free Happy Fall SVG cut file. As always, you can use the file in products you sell, but you cannot sell the digital file. View my commercial use SVG license.

I normally don’t highlight specific trademark approvals in posts, because there are just too many to keep up with! However, since so many Silhouette and Cricut sellers make money personalizing Santa Sacks around Christmas I’m taking a second to address the ‘Santa Sack’ trademark. What’s Going On? In May, the trademark for ‘Santa Sack’ was …

Several Cutting for Business readers have asked about trademarks on fabric. Luckily for crafters, trademarks are pretty cut and dry on fabric. You should assume that all fabric with cartoon characters, sports teams, and major brands are licensed fabrics for personal use only. This means that you cannot sell items made with the fabric. You …

I’ll be honest with you – I’m ready to say goodbye to September! From the active hurricane season to the fires out west, the devastating earthquakes internationally, and the passing of my father – I’m ready for the calendar to flip and put this month behind me. In all the chaos, I still managed to …

While many eyes have been on Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; we can’t forget about the people of the west which are dealing with wildfires. As a special request from a Cutting for Business reader in Oregon, I made an SVG cut file to help raise funds for those affected by the fires. I’m giving …

A while back I shared an instruction set for you to give your customers when you sell them heat transfer vinyl designs to apply themselves. (Find it at this link.) Several Cutting for Business readers have asked for a liability sheet to go with the instructions. This is a bit tricky. When selling online your …

With the holiday shopping season starting just weeks away, we should take a quick look at gift wrapping services in your online listings. I highly recommend offering gift wrapping of your listings for sale in time for the holiday season. For one, it is an easy way to increase your average order total. Additionally, here’s …

I’ve said it many, many times: If you want your business to stand out from others online – you should create your own designs. Why? When no one else has the same designs as you, you put your business ahead. Creating your own designs is not hard at all, so today I’m going to walk …