Your group can have so much fun making DIY friendship bracelets to wear to the new Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour film in theaters. To make the bracelets, you can use many different types of beads – alphabet beads to spell out the names of her songs, like Karma, Afterglow, or Love Story, the name of her albums, like Folklore, and of course phrases like Swiftie or I ❤️ Taylor. You can have so much fun with color combinations, matching the outfits she wore on her Eras Tour (the red and black was my favorite!) and using glitter beads or even glow in the dark beads. Be sure to swap beads with friends, and have fun with it!

DIY Friendship Bracelets

We used several different types of letter beads to make these bracelets, and accented them with other beads like neon pony beads, gold beads, and my favorite, the plastic dot beads with gems. Some are smallers and others are larger, so you can decide which combinatiions work best for you. It was also fun to work with some glow in the dark beads. We used elastic cording to create the bracelets. You can find the links for the beads I used below.

Instructions:

1) First decide what colors and letters you’d like to use for your bracelet. It helps to sort out the different types of beads and colors in trays or craft cups. I planned ahead with which words I wanted to use and which beads would correlate.

2) Once you have your beads ready, string them onto your cording. You can measure to your wrist and cut a piece of cording first if you would like. I used the spool of cording to string the beads onto the end so they would not come off other side. Then once I had added beads and it fit around my wrist, I would cut the other end, leaving some excess string to make a knot.

3) After you tie the knot, cut the excess string again. You now have your own customized bracelet!

Letter Beads:

• Color Splash!® Letter & Number Bead Easy Pack
• Single Letter Beads
• Color Splash!® Alphabet Bead Assortment
• Color Splash!® Glitter Alpha Bead Assortment
• Color Splash!® Glow Alpha Bead Assortment

Accent Beads:

• Color Splash!® Shining Dot Bead Assortment
• Metallic Gold Pony Beads
• Color Splash!® Pony Bead Assortment, Neon
• Pony Bead Mix, Bright Colors

Cording:

• Stretch Magic® Jewelry Cord
• White Elastic Cord

View our full bead selection here >

You can also use this Color Splash!® Pony Bead Bucket bulk pack that comes with sparkle beads and letter beads for a great value.

Don’t forget the glitter! We have this tattoo kit that comes with water-based, water-proof, hypo-allergenic body glitter.

If you are a Swiftie like me, you may have had the privilege to attend the Eras Tour concert. My friends and I had the best time, and it was great to share the experience together. I was so fortunate to see in person the joy she brought to the lives of millions of fans. The best part about this artist is her ability to bring people together and the way we can relate to each other in the lyrics of her songs.

Here at S&S, bringing groups together to collaborate on activities and crafts is the foundation of our family business. I hope you enjoy the bracelets I have created using our wide selection of beads! The possibilities are endless with what you can create.