A Taylor Swift superfan has made hundreds of friendship bracelets for elderly Swifties ahead of the pop superstar coming to Scotland.
Devon Dickinson, 11, has spent more than 50 hours making up the Swiftie-fan favourites in a bid to unite the generations.
Inspired by a lyric in Taylor Swift’s hit song ‘You’re On Your Own, Kid’, fans across the globe have been making and trading thousands of friendship bracelets at every date on the singer’s record-breaking 152-show worldwide tour as a way to make new friends.
Devon, who is a huge Taylor Swift fan herself, decide to make one for her 92-year-old great grandmother, Margaret, who was so thrilled at the gesture, the schoolgirl got to work making more to give to her great-grandmother’s friends.
Since then Devon has donated hundreds of bracelets to care homes in her home city of Edinburgh, ahead of Taylor’s arrival this weekend.
She said: “After I made the bracelet for my Great-Grandma, I realised that a lot of older people don’t have grandchildren or great-grandchildren to make nice things for them.
“It was fun to talk to Great-Grandma about Taylor and the tour and I hope the people I give the bracelets to become Swifties, too.
“It doesn’t matter what age you are – anyone can be a Swiftie. Maybe they will trade the bracelets with each other and the staff at the homes and make new friends. That would be amazing.”
The little Swiftie managed to secure tickets last year and is gearing up to watch her idol in the flesh when she takes to Murrayfield stadium.
She said: “I am so excited to see Taylor when she comes to Edinburgh.
“I’ve loved Taylor for years and the show looks so amazing, but I’m also really excited to meet and trade bracelets with other Swifties at the concert and outside Murrayfield. It looks so fun and is going to be the best day.
“The whole of Edinburgh is going to be buzzing that weekend and I wanted to make sure that everyone gets to be part of that excitement.”
This week, in the days leading up to the concert, Devon will be visiting a variety of care homes in Edinburgh and the Lothians to personally hand out the bracelets and visit the residents.