I’m sure you know, but it seems like faux leather earrings cut with a Silhouette or Cricut are taking the internet by storm. I love the trend and if you don’t design many of your own cut files, these are a great place to start because they are created with simple shapes. I’ve said it…
Hey small business owners, I know that December is absolutely the busiest time of year for you. Take a quick break with a fun tutorial today: How to create faux Zentangle cut files! What is Zentangle? Before we get started, what exactly is Zentangle? Zentangle is an art form that involves creating pictures using repetitive,…
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…
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…
It’s about time for another design tutorial, don’t you think? Today, we are going to look at creating cut out text designs in Silhouette Studio. Cut out designs are easy enough for a beginning Silhouette user to create and look great on a number of products, so let’s go! Here’s a few examples of cut…
I’ve said it many times before, and I’ll say it again: I think that craft businesses that create their own designs have an advantage over shops who purchase all of their designs premade. Why? It’s no secret that unique designs make you stand out. Today, we are going to look at creating text based designs….
Do you draw? Do you use Silhouette Studio? Do you have a Mac computer? Do you have an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil? If you answered yes to all these – then this tutorial is for you! You can take all these things and combine them together to use your iPad Pro as a drawing…
TGIF! It’s been a long week, and I am thrilled it’s Friday! Before I sign off for the weekend, I wanted to not only give you a free St. Patrick’s Day SVG, but walk you through the steps to create it. Tutorial: Shamrock SVG in Silhouette Studio Note: This is an older tutorial. You can…
If you know anything about me beyond the Cutting for Business blog, you know that I am a softie for good fonts. Unfortunately, some of my favorite fonts are not good for cutting designs. This is usually because they are too thin to cut and weed well. Today, let’s look at two ways to thicken…