Subject Focus: Flower Power
Have you ever bought a bunch of flowers and simply stuck them in a vase when you got home and thought no more about it? Someone, somewhere, put a lot thought into how they are arranged, which colour combination to use and which different flowers would look good when put together. Floristry is the art of creating flower arrangements in vases, bowls, baskets or any suitable container using cut flowers, grasses, foliage, or even fruit and herbs! Also, there are several styles of floral design like Japanese Ikebana, which is a more minimal and asymmetrical form of flower arranging,...

A Passion for Fashion
Want to produce the designs and fabrics that will keep the latest fashionable crowd early with the hottest looks? Don’t label yourself a fashion addict until you take this quiz! Does the thought of not going shopping for a month make you break out in a cold sweat? A) Are you trying to kill me? B) I hardly go shopping, can’t stand the crowds Have you ever bought a piece of clothing that was the wrong size so it would not go home with someone who could never love it as much as you? A) Yep, but with my sewing skills nothing’s three sizes too big...