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My new Sim & patterns, created to celebrate the forthcoming World Adventures expansion :)

Hi all,

I was so excited after reading Steveb's review of the new Sims 3 expansion, that I went on a creative frenzy!

All the following items are currently pending in submissions, so remember to bookmark me and check back.

I have created an Indiana Jones, Explorer type Sim. He loves the outdoors and his name is Archie Cave.

I have created some patterns for him, that are included in the download.

I have also uploaded the patterns seperately, so you can download them to recolour if you wish to have just the patterns.

More items coming this week :)

All my patterns are TSRAA, please feel free to recolour/include in your screenshots or stories. Please do not claim the original patterns as your own. If you use them, i would appreciate a little mention, as people may come to my page and download some more of my stuff :)

Happy Simming all.xxx

New Colour Collections Coming Soon :)

Hello Peeps

I've finally managed to think of some ideas to share with you all.

My next collection is called "The Yellow Collection"... which will be located under the Paint Category.

More colours will follow in due course :)

Hope you enjoy them when i finally publish them.

Thank you. x

Retro Coffeetable

So I started on the coffeetable. I have seen this one before and have wanted to make it and now was the time. Here is a first draft of it and the original in the next picture.

Good night!

CD

Hi everyone..

Hi everyone..

im back, and ive decided to build for the sims 3 some of my favourite houses maded by me from the sims 2,
 and im so much curious about how they look in the new game...

Retirement 101 - Chapter 10 published

Hello all, my story 'Retirement 101' wil be coming to a close soon. Chapter 10 is the second last chapter and I hope to publish the last chapter this weekend. If you have been following the story then please check out this chapter to find out what has been going on with G'ma Josephine & G'pa George.

Happy reading! ;)

Axi or Cynthia?

Today I've submitted the last part of Cynthia as a young adult. From that part on, her story become familiar to everyone who read "Just Another Life Story". So the next part will be her point of view of all the bad things she's done to others and then, what everybody's waiting for: What will happen to her after that?

Keep on line....

Sims 3 Mobility Pack - Coming Soon

I know I said I'd work on some accessories for the laundry set but I really need a break from laundry for a week or so! But don't worry I am putting all your ideas on a list and I will be doing them very soon!

But for now, my next set will be a Mobility Pack for The Sims 3, and here's a sneak peek at the first object for it (currently a work in progress) - a wheelchair! Click for a bigger view.

The chair has 3 recolourable palettes so your Sims can choose their own fabric, metal, and plastic colours and patterns to suit their personality. It's cloned from a dining chair, so although your Sims can't wheel themselves around or be pushed around, you can get them to sit in the chair for screenshots or stories. Keep an eye on my blog to find out what else will be included in my mobility pack!

Note: I may make more styles of wheelchair in the future, but for the first mobility pack your Sims will have to manage with the standard hospital issue. At least the hospital lets them customise their chair :D

Gallery Pod

Hope I don't bore y'all with the images of my felines...  If so, try the southwest Texas shots.  (If any are curious, there's one shot of me in there...)  There's quite a few images of the landscape, as well as a couple shots of some cool architecture.

The Glass House

Here is my latest creation, The Glass House. It's a gorgeous open plan living mansion, ideal for partying (my sims have enjoyed testing it!). There is an open plan living space downstairs with a bar, and lots of nice sofas and well stocked bookshelves in the lounge next door. 3 En-suite Bedrooms, plus an adittional one which I left unfirnished so you can taylor it to your needs.

In accordance with my last poll about Floor Plans I have now gone with what you said  which is that you do like floorplans in your lot previews ((77% of you said this). I am going to now include floorplans with all lots I upload.

You can take a look at The Glass House now or grab it for download soon - it's published next saturday!

Have a nice week everyone :)

cazarupt.

I Think, I Can!

"I--think--I--can, I--think--I--can!" 

I am smiling from ear to ear!  While they are not ready for publication yet, I finally created a few objects for Sims 3. It's been a rough road, initially; everything I created for the game came out sooooooo shiny! Well, I got that straighten out, but then another problem would develop, LOL! Fortunately, I love a good challenge! 

Don't expect Victorian creations right away, I am taking it slow and easy, I am starting with something less complex. Although I did create new curtain for Sims 3, I really HATE the in game curtains! They are so unattractive. So, I created my own window treatment, the other objects (pictured below) were created for Sims 2 and I converted them to Sims 3.

I'll keep you posted on the status of my Sims 3 project!

"I thought I could, I thought I could."

Carolyn

Fortunella Living Add-ons ...

          I am working on a TV set. I think it, for the "Fortunella Living". It will be add-ons. It looks good in game but needs some decoratives like shown picture.

Weekend is nearly over..

..anyway, back to work tomorrow, so less time to sim..hmmm..only 5 days til the expansion(not that I'm counting or anything :-o), and I can't wait..i think its going to be so much fun to play..it almost becomes unbearable to play because i want all the new things...lol..i'm just like a little kid i suppose..anyway, hope friday comes soon..and i hope everyone is having a great weekend....

The Runes

After publishing my screens with the Ancient Runes, some have asked where they are. They can be found in Sunset Valley beside one of the big Natural Parks. Here is an areal view of the area.

CD

New paintings hopefully on the way in a day or two.

I have just submitted 11 new paintings today as well as a set including all 11 paintings.  That was a challange in it self (creating a set with all the paintings as I have never created a zip file before).  This is a 1st for me creating paintings.  Hopefully they will all be published in a day or two.  The tutorial by Vanillia_Sim was so easy to understand for a beginner like me that I am recommendeding to anyone wanting to try their hand at creating for the Sims3 should try it.  It was so much faster and easier to create paintings as opposed to creating patterns.  I am now hooked on creating paintings instead of patterns.  Here are a few screenshots for ya'll to check out until they are published.  I hope that you like them.  Diana

Great News!

I have decided to start to put up Sims 2 items. You mostly will be seeing fashions, along with houses and such. I hope to get some up sometime this week, so be on the lookout for them!

**SPOILER**

I have made 3 dresses from Charlotte Russe, which I will be adding to my S2 collection. One of them is the 'Rosette Dress' and the others are ones where I made failure in S3!

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OMG babies!

Hi there everyone =]

I just wanna say that my aunt finally gave birth! She was my grandmother's first born but she was the last to get hitched lol. I actually thought she was gonna die from giving birth coz she was sooo old XDD But eh...enough of the happy stuff!

Her giving birth means one more baby! As if she and her incompetent husband aren't enough to be taken care of, plus my baby sister - this baby shows up! Don't get me wrong - I LOVE BABIES...but too much hardwork isn't my thing. Sure I can bathe a kid, change diapers, do the dishes, cook and whatnot but taking care of two babies and THREE ADULTS (my aunt's husband's cousin included) is a real chore!

It's actually a miracle that I'm able to write a blog this long lol but this won't last...any minute they'll be screaming my name along with whatever order they wanna throw in >_<

And to makes things worse, I don't feel like writing All I Need anymore. I already wrote 5 chapters but I don't seem to have the mood to shoot them. I'm probably overworked or because of some homophobic hypocrite that showed up. I mean come on man! There's this rule with the decent sane world - DON'T LIKE; DON'T READ AND GTFO! 'Cause if gay/homosexual things aren't your thing then you better avoid stuff with that content and just move along - not read it and say its disgusting - for God's sake!

*pant* *pant* *pant*

Well, that was a wonderfully long blog entry...more like a rant haha

I'll see you guys whenever~

-ZEN

New Set Tomorrow!

I have a new set of lamps coming out for you tomorrow. I hope you like them. They come with 3 color variations.

I haven't put anything out for Sims 2 in a bit. I'll see if I can fix that.

Stay tuned!

Glass Qube

**Update: This lot is a week late. I had a complete game meltdown this week, wiping out 3 lots in production. After individually picking apart my 2,600 mods, I determined the cause of the disaster. I had been using an empty town mod to create my lots (saves on loading time, distance rendering, etc.), however, once this lot was complete, I put in a sims couple to game-test it for 24 hrs. All went fine, I closed it and went to bed. The game would not open the following day. I could install and un-install items, but I could not get to the Town menu. I guess having 2 sims live in an empty town can cause some pretty corrupt files. I ended up re-installing the game, all the mods, piece by piece, and my exported lots. Another big lesson I got from this was to always export lots I'm working on at the end of the day, in case anything goes wrong.**

I almost gave up on it today, but decided to spend another hour on it and see if I could get it out.  It worked.  I'm tired, and my pizza just arrived.  yeah!!!

This is a Glass Qube from Qube Design. Starting with the inspiration of the plate glass windows created by Simpossible.net, I decided to create a home that removed the boundaries between nature and the interior environment. A home where walls seem to disappear, the line between inside and out gets very blurry, and to emphasize the Glass Qube theory, mirroring walls in unexpected places. The ultimate effect is one of a quiet Zen retreat. This two bedroom, 4 bath homes offers a spectacular interior design with literally no colour intruding but from the art. Walnut walls, floors, cabinetry and furniture are accented by plain fabric in a beautiful shade of aqua pulled from the extensive tile work. Dark reflective metal covers every other surface. The lower level features a fully developed basement with 2 car garage, gym, family room, guest bath and stunning pool area. The glass wall of the garage is designed to show off your Sims auto collection, and the mirrored garden wall surrounding the patio reflects light, visually expands space, and yet offers complete privacy in stark contrast to the rest of the house. The main floor offers a large living / dining room and kitchen with warm dark panelling and huge expanses of glass. The second floor features a private study, library and open concept guest bedroom and bath. The third floor offers privacy to the master suite, with bedroom, dressing room, and bath with double soaker tubs. One neat design element is that, other than the basement bath and utility room, there are no interior doors. Space is simply allowed to flow everywhere. It is the glass walls available at simpossible.net that really make this home extraordinary. However, special thanks go to www.simsartgallery.net for their amazing picture mods, and www.stylistsims.net and mangosims2.free.fr for their new beautiful contemporary furniture collections. Also, great thanks to the inspiring game mods available at www.modthesims.com, especially the Fresh Prince for his spectacular new Nissan 370z and Lexus is250. And a huge thank you to the amazing artists here at TSR, especially Angelamveliza for her beautiful furniture and lighting fixtures. The new meshes and objects that are coming out daily are inspiring and motivating. Thank you!!

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New Set Arrived!

Just wanted to let you know that i did not completely disappeared...

first thank you for your nice comment i did not find the time to answer because of university issues...but well after hours (i  actually should used for sleep) i got a new set together - the Tabo Living...

should be avaiable in the next days...so keep your eyes open^^....

My new Sim, Tabitha Witch.

Hi all,

Sorry it's been a bit quiet with the uploads this week. My operation date arrived on Monday 2nd, so off I went. The operation went through smoothly and I was sent back home late on Thursday. All I could think of was how much I was missing TSR. I just kept thinking of all the uploads that I am so excited to share with you all.

I have a backlog of Halloween stuff to upload. But hey, In the Sims, we can have Halloween everyday. If it's your thing? It's  better to upload them all, than to wait until next year :)

I also have some summery and cheerful patterns coming too.

I am currently working on new patterns to celebrate the launch of The World Adventures expansion pack. I have 4 Egyptian patterns ready to upload, so they are coming soon too.

I have so much buzzing around in my head, I can't create everything as quick as they keep popping up, but I will do my best to upload quite a lot this week.

Make sure you book mark me and check back.

Tabitha Witch is released on the site tommorow for general upload. You can take a peak at her on my page, under Upcoming items.

Happy Simming all.xx

houses....

hey if anyone wants a certain house for your sims let me know and i could create one for you...just give me the amount of bedrooms and all that junk..

Gallery

Huray!  I've got a gallery pod!  I'm sure I could fill it with just the images from my trip through West Texas, but I think that might be a bit boring for y'all!  LOL  But so far, Big Bend and my cats are the only two galleries up.  Hope you enjoy!

Upcoming creation - UM Color Contact Lenses

I thought it would be great to have some lenses to make your sim even more unique. This is the first pair of lenses that will be uploaded from time to time. For me, this pair looks gorgeous with bright colors. As you will see, the lenses have three recolorable chanels. The lenses are available for both geders - from toddler to elder! Have lots of fun! UM

Preview:

Cyclonesue does Alice In Wonderland?!!

My previous post was my official 300th post!  300!!!  Unfortunately, I used it to announce "I'm making a toilet"!  Well, what more could you expect from me.  Had I known I'd reached some centenial marker I might have used it to wax lyrical - on and on (and ON) - about past Simming etc...   But no, I spoke about a toilet.  I expect that I'll still making the same pleasant and fascinating statements when I reach the 500 and 1000 marks (and yes, I do plan to rabbit on for THAT long...)!

My reason for writing post #301 though is not about the toilet (which is still ongoing).  I thought I'd give a few grunge-loving people something more to wail and whine about - because again I have seriously missed the 'rust treatment' with my latest set.  It's inspired by Alice In Wonderland (who we all know LOVED a spot of Poker-playing in the dark hours...) and a special request-item for Paramiti (which is again amazing because I usually can't do requests at all)...

Anyone who has already tried their hand at Sims 3 object-making might now want to look at those wall-deco items and say "the SHADOWS - how on earth?"  Indeedy!  The worst shadows ever to render but I had a special facility for making them: a friend called Apple.  Those deco items are only here because of him (they'd enjoyed a warm spot in my recycle bin prior to his rescuing of them) so with a big and special thanks to him, they finish off the set...

I could not bring myself to make anything particularly nice for Sims 2.  Now I can't seem to escape this new sugary world.  Still, there is 'the toilet'.  I don't plan on THAT being sweet.  It's not a Bang-on-a-Can toilet, though I do intend to remake that for Sims 3 at some point.  This toilet will again be another brand new creation.  Except it won't look 'new'...

10000 downloads

That's wonderful really! Thank you everyone that have downloaded my creations! :)

Waterfall Tutorial

Hurray!  It's up!  It wouldn't be there if it weren't for all the wonderful help that sww_sww_sww so generously gave.  Bless you and thank you!  I am truly grateful! 

So Pleased its Saturday

Well its Saturday, and am I glad about That. The whole weekend ahead to play Sims..hmm, bliss...only 6 days to go to the new Expansion comes out(7 if you want to be picky, but I never count the day I'm on..)and I really can't wait. I've formulated a plan, my Sim is living it up in the Rectory, I've got her cooking, gardening and handiness skills to max and I'm working on her althletic, fishing and painting skills...I figured if I could get those to max then wandering around doing challenges and exploring tombs would be easier..I'm trying to find all the collectables too, so it will be easier to find all the new stuff in world adventures, I can find all the butterflies, rocks and gems but there is just one beetle left and I can't find it anywhere in Sunset Valley or Riverview(Trilobite Beetle)...I'm determined that I will find it eventually..sorry, that my SIM with find it eventually...I popped into EAStore yesterday too and its the first time I've hesitated buying anything...i was hoping for new hair, and there is one for the ladies, but..meh..not bothered by it...the kids stuff looks nice too but I don't spend a great deal of time playing babies or children so I'm not fussed by that set either..oh well, I will just have to be patient and wait for the new EP..(I hate being patient, I'm a very 'want it now' person, i was spoilt rotten when i was younger(a benefit of having siblings much older than me), and although I do try to act like a mature adult...well..life is for living (so I want it NOW)...

On another note, we had our first frost of this season this morning, everyone is scraping away at their windscreens..so i guess Winter is well on its way, although we have had very unseasonal weather, its been quite warm up until today, and we are well into November...I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for some nice snow for Christmas day though...

Hope everyone has a great weekend...:-)

Automatic Updater

I had heard there will be an automatic updater when artists revise their creations. Any word when this will be available?

Goth Manor

I just submited the Goth Residence I thought I had to change a lot because of all the CC I used and that the lot filesize was to big but it's a respectable 15.7 MB or so. I'm so happy to upload it as I wanted to be.....

Fall Update

Hello everybody. I have just decided to write something for Fall since it is like the changing of the seasons. That is a great thing though...I suppose.... Daylight Savings Time is here![yeah!!] I'm happy. I don't know why... I was born in the Winter and I guess that I am just a Fall/Winter person. Are you? Please leave comments. I could really use some.

Retro Chair - with one more pic now.

Just want to show you the living chair in the Retro set that I'm making, inspired by Paramiti's pics in her wishlist. Still working on the chair but here is a preview of it with the 3 variations.

Here is also a pic from ingame.

That's one of my test sims. I haven't been to her lot for a while and now she is pregnant. She is watching a drama on TV so she is a bit sad.

CD

My new blog!

This is my new blog! I don't know what else to say lol.

It's up

I finally got Granny's Updated Farmhouse uploaded.  Don't know what the problem was, but it's up and awaiting approval.  Hurray!  It's not "technically" a farmhouse, which is why I called it "Updated."  I've had a lot of fun playing in it while testing...I may have found a new favorite! 

My favorite bands and their songs:

• Blue October: (Absolutly love thier sound!)
  You Make Me Smile
  Into The Ocean
  Hate Me
  Calling You
  Congratulations
  
  
• Beach Boys:
  Wouldn't It Be Nice
  Kokomo
  Good Vibrations
  
  
• Bellamy Brothers:
  Redneck Girl
  
  
• Beyonce:
  If I Were A Boy
  Halo
  
  
• Billy Joel:
  The Longest Time
  
  
• Coldplay:
  Fix You
  In My Place
  The Scientist
  Clocks
  Viva La Vida
  
  
• The Cranberries: (Listened to them since I was in HS)
  When Your're Gone
  Free To Decide
  Warchild
  Dreams
  Forever Yellow Skies
  The Rebels
  Linger
  Zombie
  Ode To My Family
  
  
• Deana Carter:
  Strawberry Wine
  We Danced Anyway
  
  
• Dixie Chicks: (My favorite County Band)
  Ready To Run
  Cowboy Take Me Away
  Goodbye Earl
  Sin Wagon
  Without You
  Heartbreak Town
  
  
• Fergie:
  Clumsy
  London Bridge
  Big Girls Don't Cry
  
  
• The Fray:
  Never Say Never
  Over My Head
  You Found Me
  
  
• Garth Brooks:
  To Make You Feel My Love
  Baton Rouge
  Two Of A Kind
  The River
  Shameless
  Thunder Rolls
  We Shall Be Free
  Unanswered Prayers
  Standing Outside The Fire
  Longneck Bottle
  Your Song
  
  
• Genesis/Phil Collins:
  Hold On My Heart
  You'll Be In My Heart
  Another Day In Paradise
  True Colors
  In The Air Tonight
  One More Night
  
  
• George Strait: (Love him in his blue jeans...lol)
  Famous Last Words Of A Fool
  Baby Blue
  Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye
  What's Going On In Your World
  Ace In The Hole
  Love Without End, Amen
  I've Come To Expect It From You
  Dance With You
  She Hasn't Left Me Yet
  
  
• Green Day:
  When I Come Around
  Brain Stew
  Good Riddance
  21 Guns
  
  
• Guns N' Roses:
  Knockin' On Heaven's Door
  Live And Let Die
  
  
• Gwen Stefani/No Doubt:
  The Sweet Escape
  Hollaback Girl
  Just A Girl
  Spiderwebs
  
  
• Jewel:
  Hands
  Intuition
  Good Day
  You Were Meant For Me
  Foolish Games
  Who Will Save My Soul
  
  
• Lilly Allen:
  Smile
  
  
• Metallica:
  Enter Sandman
  For Whom The Bell Tolls
  
  
• Metro Station:
  Shake It
  
  
• Michael Jackson:
  Thriller
  Beat It
  Billie Jean
  Bad
  
  
• Mungo Jerry:
  In The Summertime
  
  
• Muse:
  Time Is Running Out
  Starlight
  Supermassive Black Hole
  
  
• Natasha Bedingfield:
  These Words
  
  
• Paramore:
  Decode
  I Caught Myself
  
  
• Queen:
  Bohemian Rhapsody
  We Will Rock You
  Another One Bites The Dust
  We Are The Champions
  Somebody To Love
  Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  
  
• Rusted Root:
  Lost In A Crowd
  Back To The Earth
  Send Me On My Way
  
  
• Shakira:
  She Wolf
  
  
• The Ting Tings:
  That's Not My Name
  
  
• Soundtracks:
  Dirty Dancing
  Twilight
  Les Miserables
  Lord Of The Rings Series
  Most Disney, ultimate fav is The Little Mermaid
  August Rush
  

Computer Crash Update!

Finally heard from computer guys. They are ordering me a new drive and memory modules. Hopefully, will get soon and get them installed. Then comes the real trouble. REINSTALLING everything. What a mess. All those programes and games. UGH! Not my finest moments, I am sure.

Lots of Moodlets

My third lot will be published tomorrow - called Money Farm.  This is more of a starter home (for under §60,000) that I hope people will enjoy as much as I am enjoying it.  I have tested it with a family who just barely afforded it, and they have already added an expansion to the house.  The money trees have been very rewarding... this family earned over §25,000 just in the first week.  Not to mention the amazing things that are growing on the omni plants!

I hope the new expansion gives us more items to perform experiments on.  I keep looking for ways to use extra chairs or counters in a room just to add more fun moodlets!  Maybe I can create one more home before World Adventures comes out.  If anyone would like to make a suggestion, I will take it happily.  But I think I will make another starter so it will be quick and painless!

NEW MESH SET

Get my latest mesh set on Sunday, have fun!

Guestbook update

Those I had problems accessing, I tried contacting again and look - Support was right!  According to them it's a Safari/Chrome issue (they're working on solving it - which is a good thing, as I like Chrome a lot) which occasionally crops up.  Swapping Chrome for FireFox indeed gave me access again to the hidden guestbooks - yaay :)

Right!  Back to patterns now - I need to submit my batiks still and then maybe will do some more drawing.  I could also have a look through old weaves/batik/bobbin lace my mum and I made ages ago - I like to use them for blankets, curtains and clothes.  Transferring them from the actual cloth or paper to virtual sims patterns will be another thing though :P

We'll keep you posted :)

New Learnings

I'm glad and thankful to our TSR Artists who posted their knowledge regarding pattern and customizing painting. It was so easy to follow and now I already know how to make one. There are a lot of pictures, images and paintings I would like to add to my lots and because of their tutorials, I already know how to make my own design.

To all our talented Artists, Thank you.

Opus!!!

There seems to be some problems for some installing this lot. I am working on it right now. My main suspicion is one of the store items and if you have had problems couldn´t you leave a comment telling if you have or don´t have the required items. You can install it with Merlin if you want.

You can get Merlin here: http://www.thesimsresource.com/programs/details/title/TSR%20Merlin/id/113/