5" Xyron Create-A-Sticker Sticker Maker

I was looking for this machine for a while, I bought it used however it was brand new. Unsure if it was used more than once to be honest but it worked out perfectly. The only thing was that the cartridge was already inserted which didn't bother me as it was a play instead of a plug & play. The ease of use was great, stickiness was awesome, however be aware of sticking yourself to your own project. It was hard for me to unstick myself, caused me to reprint something for a client. The machine could have been better made to be able to tear the end result a little easier but still works. Fits in any work space however mine went back into the box until it's next use.

This machine works like a charm, I am pretty happy with the purchase. I notice a lot of the same questions and such popping up, though, so I figured I'd take the time to try and clear some things up for anyone who actually reads through the reviews. So ,what this machine does is it takes whatever you roll through it and adds a layer of adhesive to the bottom of it (covered by peel-back paper). That's pretty much it. While the diameter of your sticker is 5 inches, the length can be quite long since it simply outputs a continuous sheet. Ideally, if you are making small stickers (2 inches, 1 inches) the best thing would be to group them together in a page making program or something like that so you are not wasting the roll on one or two very small stickers. Making them in bulk is more cost efficient. The machine DOES NOT add any sort of matting or laminate to the top of the sticker, so keep that in mind. It doesn't use batteries or power; it's totally operated by a hand crank knob which works fine. It tends to be at it's best when your stickers are relatively simple shapes with broad curves. Complex and detailed die-cuts will probably not work too well because of the way the adhesive sticks to the paper. If you want to make stickers of complex shapes, I would recommend NOT die-cutting the shapes (like in a Silhouette machine or a Cricut) but rather giving them a loose border instead. The important thing to keep in mind about this machine is that the quality of the sticker that comes out of it is wholly dependent on the quality of what you are putting INTO it. It will make perfectly decent, basic, casual stickers with just plain printer paper or craft paper. But if you want really solid stickers, you will have to pick your medium. And, additionally, if you want stickers that can be placed outdoors or on cars or something like that, you will either need to seal your stickers with some form of waterproof matting spray OR use single-sided laminate sheets (which are easy to find in office supply stores). Personally, I have been able to make near-professional quality stickers on this thing using good quality photo paper to which I then apply a laminate sheet. You could also put vinyl through this machine, but most printable vinyl already has adhesive on it, so it's kinda redundant. The "permanent' adhesive rolls are definitely permanent. The glue is very good, about the same as the average sticker you would buy in a store. You can put it on glass if you want, but keep in mind that getting it off will probably require some chemicals or scraping. (if you want to make stickers for glass, you might want to instead try static-cling vinyl sheets). Anyway, it's a great little machine and makes way more durable stickers than the average sticker paper sheets you find in craft stores. Kids will probably love it, and it seems like a very child-friendly machine. Now I'm tempted to buy a slightly bigger model of the Xyron machines.

I saw this on sale, so I bought in on an impulse. I love it. I had been buying label paper and print random stickers for my son, then cut them into squares. Once you cut label paper, it is hard to get the labels off, labels don't stick to many things, can be super annoying to line up in the printer with the templates, and oh the jams from using fancy label paper. And again labels are very short term, so what If I want to actually make something crafty. Well I can't draw, paint, even write legible so I need to print. Then glue, yeah not enough, too much, paper gets wet, I glue my fingers together, almost glued my lips together once (you know how lol) point is, not crafty, but want to be We have stuck these to glass, plastic, metal, the walls. Very simple, I print a bunch of little whatever we are doing. Try to cram as much together as not to waste. Feed it in, often it is small so I might push with my fingernails, slowly turn the dial. The adhesive is perfect, they can be stored a while, and larger things my 5 year old can even run himself. I love this thing. If I had to come up with a negative, it is the paper ripping edge thing. Just like with saran wrap, foil, etc, it is just pointless. I'd like some sort of little cut button with a blade, but I will just use a scissors. ETA, When I reviewed this in 2018, it was for the xrn500en, which is still showing in the product video. the pictures now are of a different model. A newer model it seems. overall, while they look different on the outside it is still using the same cartridge, same turn knob, same tear edge, so everything I said probably still holds true. My original is still working great, I was looking to get one for a gift, but wanted to clarify.

I bought the machine to be able to make 5” stickers. Okay, so I love this thing but there are a few quirks. First, it wastes so much product. Whenever you start a new project, there’s about 2–ish inches at the top that doesn’t get used at all because of how far the exit point is from the adhesive. 10 feet is super easy to get through, and you never know how far you are from being done with that 10 feet. I guess you just have to estimate how much you’ve used. Or even just measure everything and add it up. Which would be annoying. And everything curls, but honestly that can’t really be helped, it’s on a roll. The stickers lay flat if you stick them on a flat surface. THE GOOD THINGS: -It’s SO easy to use! -It’s small and light weight. -If you plan your project out, you can create a bunch of smaller stickers and not waste product. -The adhesive really is permanent. (I only got the permanent ones. I’m going to experiment with readjustable soon) I practiced with a scrap piece of paper and stuck the practice sticker on the box it came with. I kind of regret it because that practice sticker WONT COME OFF. Which is just a testament to how well it’s doing it’s job. All around, very happy with this. The only things I’d want to change is bigger rolls and less waste. I might end up getting the different sizes so I could make smaller stickers without having to make a bunch, or waste product. DEFINITELY recommend this if you’re looking for something fun to do, it’d be a great rainy day activity for kids. They can make their drawings into stickers

If you don't encounter any problems with this, I suppose it would be a great product. But if it gets jammed (which, for me, happened five minutes into using it), you might as well throw it away--it's virtually impossible to fix. This is how it works: There's a roll of paper with adhesive on it, and another roll of plastic to "pick up" this adhesive--these two turn at the same time. If you don't put anything into the machine and use it, the plastic picks up all the adhesive and what comes out is essentially a smooth, non-sticky piece of paper (like the paper after you take a sticker off its backing). If you put something into the machine, it goes between the two layers and the adhesive goes onto the item instead of the plastic. For me what happened was the plastic got kind of crooked, which made it crumple up and essentially jam the machine. The cartridge is built in a way that makes it impossible to take off the roll of plastic or paper (that's why when you purchase a new filling, its basically most of the machine instead of just some rolls of plastic and paper). As a result, it was very, VERY difficult to fix--by the time I was able to "un-jam" it, most of the measly 18 ft roll was gone, and I was able to make just two more stickers before it ran out. The cartridges are ridiculously expensive ($14.99, which is almost the entire price of the machine) also, and the quality of the stickers that DO succeed aren't very good-- I suppose it's good for convenience, but this is way too expensive for something that basically just puts glue on things (the adhesive isn't like a sticker's at all, and gets very stringy and messy like the glue from a glue stick). Needless to say, would NOT buy again.

I debated on swapping this for the new machine which also does magnets and laminating, but for the price, I figured I could just buy another machine if I was sold on this brand. And for the most part, I am just interested in making stickers. I run a lightweight glossy paper through a color laser printer and then put the designs through this bad boy. Great quality stickers. I've only had a few instances where the edge got caught going into the machine and bent. My beef with this machine, however, is that it wastes a lot of adhesive. When you tear off a design, you're ending up with a good inch and a half or so of border when you start your next project. To get the most out of this machine, I'd recommend running through as many pieces as you can in one fell swoop. It can be a bit tricky to get them to not overlap as they go into the machine (another bummer that's happened to me) but once you get the hang of it, you'll maximize your adhesive. I also send small items in side by side. As some comment, there is no indication when you're about to run out of adhesive, and the machine just stops. You're left to try to salvage the piece by unrolling out of the machine (I was able to do this once successfully) and then I ran it through again on a new refill cartridge. If only the manufacturer would put some sort of indicator on the refill to tell you when you've got a little left (like, a foot). That would be extremely helpful. All in all, this is an expensive way to make stickers for projects and a heck of a lot easier than using double stick tape.

Cute little machine; the idea seems solid, just the execution... I got one sticker out of this machine before the knob jammed up and crinkled that one sticker. I had to pull out the rest of the sticker, which turned out fine, minus the crinkled part of the sticker, and the layers of cellophane jammed on the back and wouldn't cut with the provided cutting edge on back of the machine. Took a blade of cut off the jam at the back of the machine but then the cellophane layers separated. It took the rest of the whole roll to fix. And once fixed didn't have any left to do anything with. A bit glad that it was the short roll that came with the machine but had that been a cartridge I'd bought, all that would have been really annoying and it would've all gone back. Have to reorder a new cartridge so all that messing around to fix it wouldn't be for naught. Really bad impression left, especially since there wasn't really any sort of clear start guide and the provided user guide doesn't address any troubleshooting for such an issue, that seems common. Not much help online either, from their sources, or other wise. If it happens with new cartridge, definitely bumping this review down, and getting rid of it.

Works very well! small enough to travel with and the adhesive is great.