Learn how to make Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelets for the Eras Tour, and get over 550 (!!!) Taylor Swift bracelet ideas to get you started!
Skill Level: Beginner – making these easy Taylor Swift-inspired friendship bracelets is simple for all ages 6+. Younger children may need adult assistance with tying secure knots.
If you’re a Taylor Swift fan, you’re probably well aware of the new and super awesome tradition that has soared in popularity during The Eras Tour – exchanging friendship bracelets!
Crafted with love and care, these bracelets feature beads, alphabet letters, and charms that nod to Taylor’s iconic lyrics, songs, or albums. They’re fun keepsakes that not only celebrate friendships but also allow you to wear your fandom on your sleeve—literally!
Drawing inspiration from the colorful “Kandi” bracelets that are popular in music festival culture, this trend isn’t just about stylish accessories; it’s about building a genuine sense of community among Taylor Swift fans. Whether you’re making one for an old friend or hoping to swap with a fellow fan (and new friend!) at the show, these bracelets are a great, creative way to show off your love for Taylor’s music and engage with fellow Swifties!
Why Do Swifties Trade Friendship Bracelets?
The origins of this bracelet-making craze can be traced back to Taylor Swift’s song, “You’re On Your Own, Kid,” off of her 2022 album, Midnights.
The song features a catchy bridge that really struck a chord with fans. Swift sings: “Everything you lose is a step you take / So make the friendship bracelets / Take the moment and taste it/You’ve got no reason to be afraid.” These lyrics weren’t just poetic; they served as a call to action for Swifties everywhere, and soon the friendship bracelet trend was being spread all over social media!
Fans took Taylor’s wisdom to heart—and to their crafting tables! They began to create friendship bracelets not just as fashionable accessories, but as meaningful tokens that embraced the song’s message about the journey of life and the value of friendships.
Before long, these friendship bracelets evolved into a staple must-have of the Eras Tour experience, turning the singer’s advice into a real-world expression of fan community and affection. Now, showing up to the Eras Tour concerts without an arm-full of bracelets is like missing out on a significant part of the Swiftie culture!
The Eras Tour friendship bracelets aren’t just for everyday fans, though! The VIP tents have been crowded, and reports of celebrities who have been spotted trading bracelets at recent shows include:
Travis Kelce, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lawrence, Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Garner, Gigi Hadid, Channing Tatum, Blake Lively,Mindy Kaling, Emma Stone, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Mariska Hargitay, Josh Gad, Reese Witherspoon, Taylor Lautner, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Simu Liu, Selena Gomez, Eddie Vedder, Mark Zuckerberg , and SO many more, including Flavor Flav, who just might be the biggest Swiftie of them all!
I attended two performances of The Eras Tour this year (with a third Taylor Swift concert on the books for later this year!), and I made dozens of bracelets for both of the shows.
It was SO much fun making and swapping bracelets that I have started making bracelets for all kinds of different themes and occasions now! (Check out this fun DIY Teacher Bracelet Set and these Valentine’s Day Bracelets that I made recently!)
PRO TIP:
Use a large carabiner clip to hold all of your bracelets for trading at the concert! This allows other Swifties to easily sort through the bracelets that you have to offer and choose their favorites.
Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Ideas
From albums to song titles, lyrics to memes, there are TONS of different ideas that you can use to create your Eras Tour friendship bracelets!
Each of the ideas that you see noted below with a ♫ symbol will make a great friendship bracelet idea, though you may wish to break up some of the longer titles and lyrics into two bracelets so that you can add some colorful beads in there as well!
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The average woman’s bracelet size is 7″ which can hold approximately 25 alphabet letter beads with NO additional spacers added.
Album Names
The most basic of the Eras Tour bracelet designs involve beading the names of each of Taylor Swift’s albums (aka each “Era”). You can opt to make bracelets featuring your top favorite albums or go big and feature the whole catalog.
Taylor Swift’s album titles are, in order:
In addition to bracelets with the album names, bracelets that simply say “Taylor’s Version” or “TV” are good options, too!
Album Colors
For The Eras Tour, each album has a color associated with it, and bracelets are often created in the colors of their album (for example, a “Fearless” bracelet might be yellow or gold). The confetti that falls at the end of the show is also made up of these same album colors.
The colors are:
Song Titles
Taylor Swift’s music career is nothing short of impressive! With more than 250 professionally recorded and released tracks to her name, it’s no wonder she’s dominating the charts and breaking records left and right!
As of May 2024, Taylor Swift currently holds the title for the female musician with the most charted songs, the most Top-40, Top-20, Top-10, and Top-5 hits! She’s also the only artist in history to have claimed ALL TEN spots in the Top-10 at the same time – twice! Once in 2022 with the release of Midnights, and again in May 2024 with The Tortured Poets Department. Impressive!
With all of these song titles to choose from, there are lots and LOTS of bracelets to be made!
Surprise Songs
During each performance of The Eras Tour, Taylor Swift treats her fans to a special two-song acoustic set—one song on the guitar and another on the piano. These songs aren’t part of the official setlist; they’re what fans have dubbed the “Surprise Songs.” Taylor aims to cover as much ground as possible from her extensive back catalog of work, so each Surprise Song is typically a one-time-only event on the tour, though lately she’s also been known to create “mashups” of related songs. Because of this rarity, fans are incredibly invested and hopeful that their all-time favorite tracks might be featured at the show they attend.
Some of the most hoped-for and highly anticipated surprise songs are:
Song Lyrics
Swifties aren’t just fans of Taylor Swift’s song titles – we usually find that it’s the lyrics that really capture our hearts! Given Taylor’s extensive music catalog, the options for lyrical words and phrases are practically endless. So, when it comes to crafting Taylor Swift-themed friendship bracelets, here are some popular lyric choices that you might consider:
Eras Tour-Related
If you’re looking to commemorate The Eras Tour with some personalized jewelry, try creating bracelets featuring words and phrases related to the tour. Make your own friendship bracelets highlighting the name and location of the stadium you attended, along with the date, and even your section and seat number, for a special keepsake.
If you’re a dedicated fan of The Eras Tour, you’ll know that there are several Taylor Swift concert fan chants that you will want to familiarize yourself with before the show. These chants make excellent friendship bracelet ideas, too!
You can also let your creativity run wild with “In My ______ Era” bracelets. Fill in the blank with practically any “era” that you can imagine – you can even go ultra meta with an “In My Eras Era” bracelet!
Taylor-Related
Of course, you can also make bracelets with words and phrases related to Miss Swift herself!
Coordinating Colors & Solids
Of course, you also can’t go wrong with coordinating colors and solids! A pretty solid or patterned beaded friendship bracelet can be worn long after the concert has ended!
For my first Eras Tour show in June, I made a few rainbow-hued bracelets since it was also Pride Month, and those ended up being the most popular ones!
So, now that you have all the how-to details (and more Taylor Swift bracelet ideas that you probably know what to do with LOL!), it’s time for you to start making your own Taylor Swift Eras Tour friendship bracelets!
Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime moment to bond with fellow fans and have an amazing shared experience with other people in the Swiftie fandom!
Remember to tag me on Instagram @HeidiKundin and/or use the hashtag #HIHMakersClub so I can check out your bracelets! I’d love to see what you make!
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