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.

Surveying your customers is a great way to get feedback about your products, customer service, or future product lineup. In fact, it is one of the easiest ways to find out if what you are doing in your Silhouette or Cricut business is “working”. There are many ways to survey customers, but today and tomorrow …

New Year’s Eve is right around the corner! While it is likely that I’ll be sleeping when the new year rings in (parenthood does funny things to us), I’m happy to share a free New Year’s Eve SVG I whipped up. Feel free to use the file for commercial use, but you cannot sell the …

Ever wonder where customers are finding your Etsy shop, or what they are looking at? While Etsy has limited data available – Google analytics can give you more information. Below you’ll find a step by step tutorial to connect Google Analytics to your Etsy shop. How to Connect Google Analytics to your Etsy Shop Sign …

Today’s post is a follow up to my post Why Does Paint Bleed when Using a Vinyl Stencil? In that post, I showed you how to use a vinyl stencil to get a perfect design every time. The takeaway from that was sand the surface well and use tiny amounts of paint. After posting that …

If you ship a lot of packages in your craft business or get a lot of packages delivered – you absolutely must do something nice for your USPS, FedEx, DHL, Amazon, or UPS carrier this holiday season. I know that my business wouldn’t survive without the folks that endlessly pick up my packages. So, I …

This year, 5th grade is doing a Secret Santa between the students. So, I’ve taken it upon myself to be the teacher’s Secret Santa! For the first day, I decided to do stickers for her personal book collection, made with my Silhouette Cameo 3 and a simple print and cut. This is perfect timing, because …

Need some quick cash this holiday season? Why not run a Monogram Madness Sale using your Silhouette Cameo or Cricut? Today, I’m giving you ready to use graphics to host your own sale on social media. How to Run a Monogram Madness Sale Choose your favorite Monogram Madness sale graphic. Post it on social media along …

I’m super excited to share a new product tutorial with you today! Chemica recently sent me a sample of their Magic Flex heat transfer material to share with Cutting for Business readers! Magic Flex has been available overseas, but is now being stocked in the USA. The material is a heat transfer that puffs up …

As you are doing holiday craft shows and fairs, be sure to have products available in all price ranges. Today, I’m showing you how I quickly created chalkboard ornaments using chalk markers and some inexpensive ornaments I picked up at the Target Dollar Spot. Supplies Needed Chalkboard Ornaments – If your Target Dollar Spot is …