The steps are pretty simple:
1. Buy some rose iron on patches (scroll down for links)
2. Put a pair or two of rolled up socks inside the shoe to keep the shape
3. Find a desired location for your patch
4. Use a heated (preferably, otherwise the wait might not be worth it) iron to attach the patch to the shoe
5. Call your mother because you are an artist and need recognition

Here is the end result:


No but seriously, this is such a cool way to personalize any piece of clothing. I added some on a plain camel hoodie I got recently from Boohoo (10£ / link):

VSCO S2 ft. a dirty ass mirror

And on your jeans? (spoiler, this isn't actually ironed on, I was just playing with the idea)

My Levi's processed with (of course) VSCO Levis 3

Doesn't even have to be roses. They sell all kinds of cute patches pretty much everywhere now with the embroidery trend going on.

I found my roses from Etsy:
- white iron on roses
- small red roses
- larger red roses

Get crafty!

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EDIT: I ended up stitching a few corners of the patch onto the actual shoe because the glue on the particular patches I got was not strong enough on its own to keep up with my pace.

This poet has been all over social media for a while now. I had come across a few of her poems before, and really enjoyed her style of writing.

A week or so ago I was roaming Waterstone's with a friend and randomly came across this book. I decided to pick it up, as for me poetry tends to be an easy read before bed, or something to skim through when I want to stimulate my mind with something inspiring.

Milk and honey did not let me down. It exceeded my expectations if anything. I haven't bought a poetry collection in a while, and this was the perfect way for me to kickstart poetry reading again.

The poems within the book are divided into four sections; the hurting, the loving, the breaking and the healing. Rupi Kaur takes you on an emotional journey, and does not fail to not only swallow you into the pain, but to bring you through to the other side, somehow renewed.

There are no capital letters to steal attention away from the meaning of the text. The book does include illustrations alongside every other poem, which often feed into the imagery of the poem they are accompanying. Few poems are titled, and the titles follow the text, allowing the reader to go through the experience first before providing clarification. Beautifully crafted.

I adore the absolute honesty and emotional-density Rupi Kaur employs in her text. I will argue that this collection includes at least four texts everyone can relate to, and at least two that hit you hard. I enjoyed falsehood, and p. 95, p. 132 and selfish, alongside many many others.

I strongly recommend everyone to get this collection if you are even a little bit interested in poetry, or even if you are not. It is a very good collection to start with. I am sure I will keep coming back to it repeatedly when I want to be reminded that all emotions we go through are valid.

9.6 / 10 📖