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 been digitally purging my computer and cloud storages all week long. (OMGosh – what a process! When was the last time you went through your computer and cloud drives and cleaned out the things you no longer need?) Lucky for Cutting for Business readers, I found a free birthday number SVG set that I …

If you’ve read my tutorial on creating cut files with dingbat fonts, you’ll know that I love dingbat fonts. Today, I’ve compiled a list of 30 free commercial use dingbat fonts for crafters. (Of course, this means you can use them in products for sale. See here for more information about commercial use licenses.) 30 …

A few days ago I downloaded The Best Sellers Font Bundle Vol IV by Font Bundles and it had several fonts with dingbats in it. (If you don’t know: A dingbat is a symbol or image included with a font. Also, some fonts are made entirely of dingbats.) Personally, I love dingbats! Why? You can use …

Can you believe that summer is nearly over?! I’ve talked to several Silhouette Cameo and Cricut Explore small business owners with children. Many have expressed that school going back in session and a regular schedule will help them in their Silhouette or Cricut business. Plus, back to school is a big money maker – which …

We’ve talked a lot about Back to School this week, so I’m sharing a free Back to School is Cool SVG today. I think it’s a perfect way to start the school year – and is great for your favorite teacher. As always, feel free to use it for commercial use – but you cannot …

No, I didn’t go crazy when I wrote the title to this post! Today, let’s talk Silhouette Studio Version 4 and your Cricut Explore. I’ve said these things on the blog before, and I’ll say them again: In my opinion, the Cricut Explore cuts better than the Silhouette Cameo. In my opinion, Silhouette Studio is …

Alright friends, I’m winding down summer on the blog and this will be the last free summer SVG for this year. I don’t know about your kids – but school is back in session here in two and a half weeks! (Wow, time flies!) Before we head to all things Back to School and Fall, …

I truly believe that informed business owners make for better business owners. This post isn’t going to make me popular with Silhouette or Cricut, but that’s ok with me. Cutting for Business is an independent website that it not part of either Graphtec/Silhouette America or Provo Crafts/Cricut. Today, I’m tackling something I see rumored online …

Today, we are looking at partnerships in your Silhouette Cameo or Cricut Explore small business. While history has shown us many great business partnerships that have led to amazing things (hello, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream!) – there are also as many stories of people opening a business together and it ruining their relationship forever. …