Hehe, Coat of Arms

Since I started working on that chain mail, me and a colleague started talking about how nice it would be to have a place where to go and practice these things, such as a small village, or a shed somewhere, with a forge, an anvil or two and things like this... usually what you could find around a medieval blacksmith's workshop.
And since we were thinking of something like a little village, or better an island, or even a small castle, I came up with the idea to have our own coat of arms, after a little study, and seeing some others for inspiration...I started working on one, and now it's done, and soon it will probably be on our sleeve.

The Joy of Crafting - Part 2

I am returning with news about crafting, this time the theme is medieval, I'm working on a chain mail bracelet. It's not too big, not too spectacular, and it's the very first I am making, but I have bigger plans, I'll return with news as soon as I have it done, hopefully it will be soon(that is if i get some more materials tomorrow).

Marketing techniques, comercial, or really bad taste

I wanted to write about this for several months, but I've been really busy lately and I didn't get the chance to post any more.
Have you noticed (mostly readers who live in Romania), that lately fashion has a very negative impact over good taste? Nowadays people aren't buying a good T-Shirt just because it has a good material, or it's warm and cozy, no, people buy the T-Shirt because it has a HUGE, golden "PUMA" logo on it... I mean really are we buying the brand or the T-Shirt...well...judging by the prices we are certainly buying the brand, but people are just looking at the brand, if it has a big Puma, Nike, or other famous brand shining, glittering on the chest it's a keeper.
Excuse me if I'm wrong, but every time I go out on the street i see countless persons wearing the same type of shirts with big shiny logos, where is fashion and good taste going to?