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Even more tracksuits!
I realized I hadn't made my sportswear available to all ages, so I made some more of them (teen to elder). I also tried recoloring the Uni tracksuit, but in most cases it just looked cheap. The red one turned out really nice, though, so I'm uploading that one. I guess sportswear is kind of my trademark? ;-)Unfortunately, I haven't been to the gym myself all fall. I've been sick most of the time - stress related, I guess. But at times there is simply nothing you can do about it, other than just hang on...
Moving over to kids
I'm working on some clothing for children now. The poor kids didn't get that much from Maxis! Just now I'm stuck on some details, though. I hate it when you finish a piece of clothing, check it in the game and find it to be less-than-perfect, with a slight spot that shouldn't be there. Makes me want to bang my head on the wall!!Thanks a MILLION!!
(-:Hurrah!:-) Over 1 million downloads!! A huge THANK YOU to all TSR members who have visited my mini-site and downloaded my creations! You're the reason to why I keep taking time from my busy schedule to create items for the Sims 2. I wish I have given you as much joy as you have given me! Lots of kisses and hugs to all you out there! - Now I have to go and crack up a bottle of champange to celebrate this memorable occasion! -(Dancing happily away...)-Punk is back!
I don't know why I've been stuck on teenage clothing - maybe I never really grew up inside... sweet sixteen for ever... and a rebel, of course. This weekend I was supposed to clean and dust the apartment, but like a true teenager I spent the whole day by the computer, making new punk outfits for my simmies. Well, the dust is not going anywhere, nor am I!More fall jackets!
Jackets look so much more fall than just a sweater, and much more fashionable, too! Just now I'm into waist-jackets with jeans, a classic outfit for teens. I'm trying to design them in different styles, so all your teen girls can find something that will suit them. Enjoy!Back to school
I'm still focusing on teen girls. This week I've made a set of clothes for class and gymnastics. I also made a set of teen underwear: a strapless corset and matching panties, in five different colors.My cold got better after a week but is now flaring up again... I cough through the nights. Don't have energy to do much else than plan new outfits for my simmies! Enjoy!
So cold...
Have been buried in bed with a cold. It must have affected my mind, too... I've spent the weekend making dresses for the game, but have not been happy with any of my creations. So finally I managed to make a set of satin dresses in rich, plain colors. They should make your simmie stick out from the crowd! I modified the shoes somewhat and dyed them in matching colors. Hope you will enjoy the dresses! They come in both adult and teen versions.Alzheimer Attack!!
Ehmm... I mistook the tube desk for the IKEA desk.:(Don't know how that happened! Must have had some kind of dementia attack or something. So I'm removing the two office sets and desks that I first claimed to be IKEA, and will re-upload them properly as the tube office set and desk. Very sorry for this!
If you have already downloaded the set or desk, you don't have to re-download it, as it is only the preview picture and the title that are misleading. The desk in the download has been the tube desk all along, even though the file is named "IKEA desk".
How can you tell??
I just uploaded some office furniture. I knew for sure that the chair was from Free Time, but the desk? It did look like the desk from Free Time, but it was also identical to IKEA design (I know this for sure, as my son has that exact desk!). Where to check for this? No pictures whatsoever in the Free Time leaflet. The EA Sims 2 site does have pictures from the IKEA stuff, and the desk was not among them. But then it says "here are SOME items from the game..." I tried to check out the page here on TSR, but it did not download completely, and besides, it only has objects from the expansion packs, not from the stuff packs. ARGGG!! I looked at desks in the downloads section and thought I found the desk I used, and it said "Free Time". OK, I settled for this. Free Time it is. Or so I thought...After uploading, I played the game for a while. And realized that the desk MUST be from IKEA, after all...!! So I checked the IKEA leaflet, and there it was... Why, oh why didn't I start by looking there?!
A quick revision of my previews and the file names. But the idea behind the set backfired, as the chair and the desk were supposed to be from the same expansion. Now they are not. And hey! why can you not choose the IKEA stuff when reporting for expansions pack required?!
Cutout Panels
I saw a picture in some magazine showing a room with cutout panels, I thought that looked really great. So I made my own set of cutout panels in different colors, with a darker shade on a lighter one. I was thinking about also making a set using Maxis panels, but I'm not sure they would turn out nice. Have to put my thinking cap on and see if I can come up with something...I'm just taking a break from runaway designs. There's some I did a while ago but haven't uploaded. I'm still trying to figure out what kind of set they should be a part of.