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.

Cutting for Business readers know that I am a stickler for quality products. Just because you made it yourself in your home, doesn’t mean that you should not be worried about product quality. When I make and sell t-shirts, I use alignment tools to line up heat transfer vinyl (HTV), rhinestones, and transfers. Today, let’s …

I’ve talked before about wholesaling on the Cutting for Business blog – see here and here. In fact, working with other small businesses is my favorite type of arrangement for Silhouette and Cricut owners, because it eliminates a lot of headaches of customer service. Also, wholesale orders tend to be for larger dollar amounts – and everyone …

Wow, 2017 is just flying by! As we head into May, let’s take a look back at April! My favorite thing in April was launching the next book in my Boot Camp Series, Instagram Boot Camp for Silhouette or Cricut Businesses. I also enjoyed having Jamie from Craft Chameleon, Olga from CleanCutCreative, Melanie from Perfectly …

A while ago, I created and shared sales templates for you to have a Monogram Madness Sale vinyl decal sale in your Silhouette or Cricut small business. While many Cutting for Business readers reported great success doing the sale, others noted that monograms weren’t popular where they lived. (Being originally from Chicago, I understand the …

Yesterday when I was doing research on my post about Happy Crafter’s new heat transfer vinyl product, Craft Perfect, I noticed that it was advertised as “works on leather”. Since I had some leather laying around, I put it to the test by making a leather bracelet. Using Craft Perfect on Leather First, create your …

Since Easter has come and gone, it’s time to think about graduation, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day products in your craft business. I’m super excited that Bethany from Board & Batten Design Company has stopped over to share a free Mother’s Day SVG. If you aren’t familiar with Board & Batten Design Company, Bethany specializes in creating calligraphy …

I’ve been watching speculation in the tech world about this tool for months, and am thrilled that Google recently released their AutoDraw experiment. Let me tell you, if you aren’t an artist – this is for you. Google AutoDraw is a machine led tool that recognizes what you are drawing as you draw it and …

As we head into a long weekend, I hope you have a family filled, joyous Easter celebration. To help you celebrate, Melanie from SVG Design Shoppe is stopping in today to share a free Easter monogram frame SVG set. Before you download the freebies, here’s a few of my personal favorites from SVG Design Shoppe: …

Buy It Now: Click here to purchase Instagram Boot Camp for Silhouette & Cricut Businesses. More Information Instagram Boot Camp for Silhouette & Cricut Businesses is a 7 day self study guide. Each day I present information about specific tasks, and you should complete the tasks before moving to the next day. You do not have to have an …