Weddingbee Blog

After spending way too long on our STDs, I decided I needed to start early on our invitations. I won’t be mailing them until January, but doing a little bit at a time has helped me not mentally freak out about it. Now, I know there are a ton of bees with crafting contraptions like the Cricut, Gocco, Yudu, Cuttlebug…I’m sure the list goes on and on. I own none of these, and to be honest with you, I’m not 100% sure what these machines do, and frankly, I don’t think I want to know. If I did know, I’m sure I would have to have one or more of them, so it’s best for me to just stay in the dark. However, during a recent trip to Michaels for yet another double-sided tape dispenser thingy, I came across this lovely lady in the adhesive aisle and figured it was worth a shot.

My Xyron 5″ Creative Station

Oh yes, I am the proud owner of a Xyron Creative Station. For those of you who are as clueless about crafting contraptions as I was am, the Xyron Creative Station basically turns anything into a sticker. This is huge, particularly when it comes to assembling layered invitations like the ones we’re working on. So here’s how it works…

You insert whatever you want to have an adhesive back into the machine and crank the handle.

The paper goes through the machine, and comes out wrapped in plastic, like so….

Then you remove the clear plastic top and remove the paper from the backing. Your paper is sticky. Super sticky. Like a sticker, sticky.

For real, it is that simple. The Xyron Creative Station comes in several widths, but I went with the 5″ since it would fit the width of the backing for our pocketfold invitations perfectly. At $50, I wasn’t sure if it was worth it, but with a 50% off Michaels coupon, my perspective totally changed! Now, the adhesive refills aren’t cheap, but neither are those regular, smaller Xyron adhesive roller thingies, so for me the convenience and speed was totally worth the price.

What crafting contraptions have made your life easier?