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The new Shop: Furniture and Electro Shop

Hello, I have a two new downloads for you. It is a Furniture and Electro Shop. You can download in the next days (14.03.).

Peony Lodges published today!

I proudly present to you Peony Lodges!

After a long pause I finally managed to come out with an apartment lot! I must say that they were worth studying a bit, I mean apartment lots! I had this great tutorial by Hatshepsut (what a difficult name to write!!) "A Guide to Apartment Building" which I actually should have mentioned in the credits of the lot. Anyway, that tutorial revealed to me so many new things to take into concideration when building an apartment. I have actually always - ever since I started to play Sims2 - dreamed of a shared lot, and now I have so much fun with this EP! I also wanted to play with the lots to really find out how they function. That, too, was essential.

Peony Lodges is ideal because there is a public building in the center of the lot. In that building your sims can practise all possible skills and they don't have to spend their simoleons to buy telescopes etc. Unless they want, of course! There is a playground for chidren and a pond. The small lodges have 1 - 3 bedrooms so there's a room for a single sim, young couple or a family with children.  Or the whole family: grandparents, children, grandchildren etc. can share the same lot!! How about that?

I have tested this lot with my sims. Please let me know by PM in case there are any problems with it! My goal is to add something positive to your game, not to ruin it!!

Thank you for visting my site!! Happy simming!

Tiina:)

Thank You.

Hello,

Just a quick thanks to all the people who have been giving me advice, Kudos, and motivation. You know who you are.

Have a wonderful day,

xtinabobina.

Visiting kangaroos - back soon.

In case you're wondering why you haven't heard anything from me for the last few weeks, it's because I've been in Australia. What a wonderful country! I had a fantastic time. I do love Scotland and it's nice to be home, but I must say it's a bit of a shock to the system returning to the sleet and gales and 5 degrees after getting accustomed to brilliant sunshine and 30 degrees plus on a daily basis. Anyway, back to the drawing board...

Tuxedo Tops

Originally posted on Feb 8, 2009

You might already have noticed that I'm a fan of tuxedo inspired clothing. My latest set comprises six tops in this style. All are available for adults and young adults. Five are base game compatible and the sixth requires University.

This will be my last new set for a while as I'm off to Australia for three weeks on 16th February.

Tuxedo Swimwear

Originally posted on Jan 31, 2009

This is a set of monochrome swimwear heavily influenced by retro glamour. I was thinking of the Silver Screen, old time Hollywood movie stars and the Bright Young Things. There are five different styles, all very elegant and understated; sexy without being too revealing.

All items are available for adults and young adults. Feet are bare. All items are base game compatible and do not require any expansion packs, stuff packs or downloaded meshes.

Debutante

Originally posted on Jan 16, 2009

My first set of 2009 comprises ten elegant formal gowns in white or ivory with contrast sashes fastened at the waist with a pretty satin rosette, which I have called Debutante. These gowns use a gorgeous mesh I've always loved from the Celebration! Stuff Pack. Some of these gowns have elegant diamanté straps while others have romantic pearl straps fastened at the back of the neck with a satin bow. Most gowns come with a bracelet to match the straps. I've also added cute bows to most of the shoes, while others have a simpler contrast stripe to match the sash. At least two of these gowns would be suitable for use as bridal gowns.

All gowns are available for adults and young adults. You will need to have Celebration! Stuff installed for the gowns to show up in your game.

I Fell Upstairs

I hope you missed me a bit. I fell up a granite stair some weeks ago - the granite was stronger than my knee. Walking and sitting was impossible for a while - I had to lay in bed or on the couch for several weeks. Now I get better and soon I'll serve some new creations. And I consider getting a laptop for the next accident...

350.00 downloads!

thanks everyone !! going on 400.000!!

Leader of the Packs Poll Results

Originally posted on Dec 31, 2008

The Leader of the Packs Poll ran between 13 April and 31 December 2008. The question posed was, "Which is your favourite Sims pack?" Thank you to the 933 people who participated. The results were as follows:

As you can see, Seasons was the runaway winner overall, receiving nearly one third of the total votes cast and more than twice the votes of FreeTime, which came in second place.

Of the 24 packs available, the 3 most popular packs between them received 55.7% of the total votes cast.

83.5% of the voters chose a Sims 2 expansion pack as their favourite pack, 10.4% chose a Sims 1 pack and 6.1% chose a Sims 2 stuff pack.

Two packs, Celebration! Stuff and Festive Holiday Stuff, received no votes.

Several packs were at a disadvantage as they were only released after the poll had already begun i.e. Kitchen & Bathroom Stuff, IKEA Stuff, Apartment Life and Mansion & Garden Stuff. However, all of these packs fared relatively well - perhaps novelty value may have put them at a slight advantage compared with older packs.

Of the Sims 1 packs, Makin' Magic was the runaway favourite with 50.5% of the votes cast for the seven Sims 1 packs. Vacation was the least popular Sims 1 pack with only 2.1% of the Sims 1 votes.

Of the Sims 2 expansion packs, Seasons was the clear favourite with 33.8% of the votes cast for the eight Sims 2 expansion packs. University was the least popular Sims 2 expansion pack with only 3.9% of the Sims 2 expansion pack votes.

Of the Sims 2 stuff packs, the IKEA stuff pack was marginally the favourite with 26.3% of the votes case for the nine Sims 2 stuff packs. Celebration! Stuff and Festive Holiday Stuff were the least popular stuff packs, receiving no votes.

Metropolitan

Originally posted on Dec 02, 2008

Recently, I was asked to re-colour gelydh's conversion of Maxis' teen jacket mesh using some of the colours from my Buckles set. I came up with six variations: four in feminine pastel shades and two chic leather jackets with contrast pockets and trim.



These tops are very versatile. They go well with both trousers and skirts. One interesting feature is that the length of most of the tops underneath the jackets varies slightly depending what bottom half you pair them with.

These tops are available for adults and young adults and require gelydh's mesh: Converted Jean Jacket For Adult Females.

H&M Autumn Collection Part 3

Originally posted on Nov 23, 2008

This is the third part of my H&M Autumn Collection for adults and young adults. Again, this set is heavy on the knitwear to ensure your Sims will be warm and cosy, with subtle colours and pretty accessories for a stylish and feminine look.



Again, all oufits are categorised under everyday with one item additionally categorised as outerwear. I've never re-coloured the shorts mesh before - I hope you like what I came up with. I love the tunic-over-jeans-and-boots mesh and this is the fifth time I've re-coloured it - green is not one of my usual colour choices but I think it works well as part of an Autumn set.

For adults & young adults. H&M Fashion Stuff Pack required.

Goodbye from Tigerblue!

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as an FA; it's been great to have been part of the TSR community for the last few years. Thank you to everyone who has downloaded my lots, commented or left messages in my gb.  I appreciate it very much.

My reason for retiring is simple; over the last few months, I have taken on a number of new and exciting creative projects professionally. While I'm very happy with what I'm doing in real life, unfortunately it doesn't leave me time to create for The Sims 2 any longer. 

So it's time to say goodbye.  Best wishes to you all, particularly to my fellow FAs. And good luck; have great fun with The Sims 3!

~ Tiger

*Sigh* Just sad today...

Nothing has been going right in RL for weeks now, today is the 9th anniversary of my mother's death, and I also found out today that a friend on another furum passed away Sunday--he was only 42--he was Dutch and I don't know exactly where he lived, but he was a really sweet guy and I am going to miss his friendship.

Mt Lodge Bedroom Files Updated

I have recently updated the Mt Lodge Double bed, you can find it here, also updated was the Single Bed here, all the recolurs of the Double Bed have also been updated they are included in this Set, sorry for any inconvenience.

Andrea:)

Floral wallpaper and border preview

Here is a sneak peek at my latest walls which should be available for download March 13. Each patterned wall comes with matching border walls. Cream is featured in the pic but you will also have the choice of pastel pink, blue and green.  Hope you like and comments welcome!

9 March 09

READ THIS!

hey hey hey!

so I've just started my new project, it's a story called "Of Love & Lust" (It's a working title) It's a story about four girl-friends who meet weekly to catch up on things that go on in their life. The story revolves around Christina and Nick (haha yes that's me..although the sim in the story looks nothing like me..she looks better) but follows the unfolding lives of all four girls. I included my friends in this story too. Deanndra is trying to get her band rolling; Amber has just moved out of her family's house and into her brand new apartment, unsure about which career path she should follow; and Brittany has just inherited a home in the Mountains outside of The City. I want to release an episode per week, rather than writing out a whole story for everyone to have to wait on....(who likes waiting anyway?)...also, I want to let the story kind of unfold by itself...im not sure how to explain it..but w/e happens, happens. Oh..and I have a question for you story experts..I know no sex is allowed..but can it be implied?? haha thanks.

Im so excited! Please tell me what you think about my ideas..and if you think I should add anything or w/e..ID REALLY APPRECIATE SOME FEEDBACK!!

happy spring break,

xtinabobina.

PS. my house will be published 10 March 2009. Check it out!

Vintage Ken skins

This week I am working on some male skins based on vintage fashions for the Ken doll by Mattel.

nothing done...

well the last days i was very lazy.... but today i started again working on new sims 2 stuff... but soon you can download some bags ;)

Even a blind chicken...

I found out that I need glasses, not sure what this will mean. Maybe my uploads will get better (not using toilets as flowerpots or the likes) or maybe everything gets so clear and crisp that I just sit and marvel over all the things other people have done. 

I am working on a long term project right now, but I have some lots I want to do inbetween so keep a look out.

Kids Week

Hi everybody, I made beautiful clothes for little ones..So next week will be kids festival on my mini site..Keep your eyes on my designs..sull sull

Vanity Fair Revisited!

Hi y'all! Finally, I have a set scheduled for publication on March 12, 2009. Vanity Fair Revisited is a set recolor of some of my Vanity Fair Drawing Room furnishings. The set features a vibrant shade of teal and includes recolors for the following objects: sofa (master file), loveseat (slave file), sideboard fabric, roundtable fabric, coffee table, curtain, armchair and the trio of pictures. <br> I hope to release the Little Princess set soon. Real life is extremely hectic, with school, family, and work. I didn’t use Photoshop and Maya for a whole week; I swear I had withdrawal symptoms, LOL. Take Care, Carolyn

Strange Mood Continues

I continue to be in a distinctly non-object creating mood. The next thing up is another new thing for me. Eyes.

Don't know how it came up, it just did. Sometime things just happen, it seems.

Haven't forgotten about objects I've promised. I'll get to them soon. In the meantime, let me know what you think. Finally a few people have downloaded my dresses, so I'm starting to think that it wasn't a waste of time after all. Still learning though, when it comes to non-objects. Having a few other ideas as well. We'll see what happens.

Birthday Woot!!

Not only did I end up getting M&G Stuff for my B-Day but my sister went out and bought me a shiny new hard drive for my desktop with 500 GB Hard Drive - that is 4 times the hard drive that I had before. So much power and it is mine, my own my Precious. This will not only be helpful to me in my building endeovers (I can download even more CC mwahhhahaha!!!!) but, for my niece who is in the process of learning to re-color and mesh clothing. Plenty of room for CEP, GIMP, Homecrafter, SimPe and whatever Meshing Tool she decides to learn how to use. If she cannot get her own acct due to lack of Parental Permission (she is not 16 yet so Mum still needs to give permits for such things) or not being old enough I have told her that she can submit as a joint project with me like S2S do and we will just make sure tha the notes say to credit her. I am psyched- it should be fun.  We may also post stuff she is beta-ing over at my LJ acct under the user name arelenriel, or on Wella Creations.

Tomorrow after I do some work and the HD is installed on to more lots and wallpapers- arghh lost my texture files and my Ikea Set --- rawr!

Uploads

I just finished uploading all the new things I've made. So if they get approved I will have 15 new creations for you to love or hate.

Time for bed.

New Hard Drive

Well it turns out that the virus that I picked up off of Big Fish Games borked my hard drive and I need a new one. I just deleted my DL folder backup, luckily I listed all my favorite stuff from various sites, inc what, where and who - so could just go into my laptop history since most was DL'd from laptop onto USB since I did not have internets for the longest while on the desktop (my luck my Bigfish DL MGR picked up a Trojan the day I got the internets turned on) and re-downloaded all my ,clothes hair, etc luckily have kept up my donations at Peggy, Rose, and Raon. I will not be up and running again for a couple of days- than will be restarting my Paradise Island  Prosperity Challenge- and creating a new lot using Anoeskas Invisible Walls and Doors, Dots Invisible Columns and Moonlight Muses Invisible Floor Tiles - everyone will just need to guess what I am doing - now if only I could find a decent cloud terrain.

First.

Hi everyone!

I'm new there but I'm think I like it here. You are the amazing atmosphere! Coming soon (if the course will be accepted) you will see my additions :) Sorry, but my English is very bad. But that's because I come from Poland. And I teach on English 6 years.

Enjoy!

Long rant ahead!

It was brought to my attention that some people believe I'm being bribed, along with other FAs, into posting the EA's announcement on my blog.

If there were times when I was reluctant to share my opinion and see my words taken out of context and turned against me, now I realise that it will happen anyway, regardless of what I choose to say or not in my blog. And while I can only respect the decision of others who were also accused but prefer to keep silent, I for one refuse to shut up on this matter.

Is it so hard to believe that I want to share EA's announcement with everyone who is willing to read? After seeing my content shared against my wishes for months, why shouldn't I post EA's announcement on my blog?

I don't know what motivated others to do the same as I did, although quite honestly, I suspect they probably felt something similar to what I felt at the time. I wanted to share the news and I expressed it in my blog. That's it. I didn't disrespect anyone's views and I didn't attack anyone in my blog. I merely expressed what I felt was important to me.

For the record, I will continue to respect people who don't agree with my views, and I don't mind if they bash my work on other sites. What I find quite frustrating is to realise that my integrity and my honesty is being questioned and there's basically nothing I can do about it.

So, for the few people who care, I will continue to speak my mind freely here in my blog and no money in the world, no malicious statements on other sites can influence that decision. And if there ever comes a time where I am not allowed to do so and someone here at TSR tells me to shut up, I'll take that as a sign to leave this place.

The World Wide Wait

Don't worry: I'm not here to threaten you with any vile creation; life keeps me otherwise occupied (a general purpose excuse for anyone serving time in jail, and it's good for me too).  I'm really just updating on my Simming position for all those of you who are interested (that will be the 2-3 people I arm-twist into this mini-site and forcibly make them read)...

So, what of my Simming?  Well, of Sims 2 I await inspiration.  The best is done, and is already out there.  I feel as though my ideas already repeat what is already even better in the Sims community, and I don't like doing repeats.  But my biggest, BIGGEST 'wait' (and possibly a big 'wait' of the entire Sims community) is whether it will ever be possible to make meshes for Sims 3.  No-one has said it will be, yet, and it feels to me the end of a marvellous era if it does indeed transpire that custom meshes are not going to be possible.  In all honesty, I share the majority view that it probably won't be possible.  Perhaps if I'd got off my butt and gone to EA myself, I might have asked how it would be possible to coat the world with rust and grime, but I didn't, and there we all are.

"But wait", you say, "you build lots too, so make Sims 3 lots instead!" (well, I know you didn't say that - it's called artistic licence and, as this is MY blog, I'll license my artistry all over it, thank you).  Yes, I build lots, but if custom meshes are not possible in Sims 3, then I won't be building any lots in Sims 3 either - because ALL my lots use essential custom items to make them ooze with horrible atmosphere (you can count with the fingers of one fingerless hand to see how many of my lots do not use custom content).  Without custom content, I will be left with no choice but to make dull, suburban, shiny semis, and I can't possibly lower myself to make something nice!  Ugh.

So, if Sims 3 does not offer (for me) the choice to create bad windows, rusty chemical drums and the like, then Sims 3 is not going to be for me.  Will I keep making stuff for Sims 2?  Well, if someone finds something of the ilk that I might possibly create, and it hasn't already been done before, then you can always throw it my way. 

I've done with asking myself rhetoric questions now  You can now ask your real questions - like why do I smell so bad...

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Ooh - a proper EDIT this time!

Good point, Midnight222!  Would I not just be rehashing all the same stuff again for Sims 3?  I'd certainly rehash my own stuff - I know I'd be doing that because I've already made all my favourite ideas, and those things would be missing from Sims 3 and someone will need to make them so that I can build vile lots.   I expect Sims 3 will be all shiny and fluffy with no sign of a rotten wood table anywhere, so I'd HAVE to rehash some ideas.  I really hope we're given the chance to rehash some vulgarity into Sims 3.  Maybe one day, as you say, Midnight - I surely hope so too.

Clarification - End User License Agreement

Finally EA have stated their views on Custom Content and the Sims Community, the way I see this is simple, it states whether the content is free, Donation or subscriber the community should respect the the terms of the creator.

My terms are simple and always have been, I have always created for TSR this is where I want my creations to be hosted, no where else and this should be respected by all of the sims community. 

Read the statement here

Andrea :)

Hi everyone,
Over the past several months, we’ve received questions about the End User License Agreement (EULA) that is in our games for The Sims 2 regarding custom content. Below is a statement from our Sims team. While there is no change to our End User License Agreement, we hope this clears up any confusion you might have regarding the EULA.
Thanks,
-MaxoidDrea

The Sims celebrates creativity, humor, and community. We strive to provide players with tools that enable them to customize and personalize their game experience. We are proud that so many of The Sims and The Sims 2 players create their own art for the games and share it with others. Sharing art online is a hobby that involves an investment of time, energy and money. Whether players choose to share their original artistic creations with the community is up to them: some custom content creators design work for a fee; some host their works on sites that organize, store and serve an enormous amount of content for subscribers; some artists request donations; and some artists allow all players to download their creations for free. These artists set their own terms for how they want to share their talents with the community at large. Those terms should be respected by other players.

EDIT: I'm not posting this without the permission of our Sims team. Just to be clear, this statement is coming from our Sims team which includes all management for all of our games and our Sims legal team.

Open to Requests!

I kind of said this in my last blog, but I am always open for requests. If anybody sees a picture of a house they might want, send it my way and I'll build it for you.  Or if you anybody wants just a general style (i.e. beach house, cape cod, etc.) I really like to build anything, I just run out of ideas sometimes.

Allison

Can you make an outfit for me for my sims 2 stories?

Please comment if you can make an outfit for me and possibly hair for my sims 2 stories. If possible would it be ok if I said what I would mainly prefer for the outfit and hair to be???? Thanks anyway for still reading this if you choose not!

First skin

Yesterday I started making a skin. My very first skin. I used a picture of a model called Ana Claudia Michels

I have to take pictures in game first but I'm probably going to upload it. It took about 36 hours to make so I hope you'll like it.

HELP! How do you make clothes????

How do you make/create clothes on sims 2?

sims 3

Who likes sims 3? Or hate? Post your comments on what you think about it being prosponed.

MY BIRTHDAY IS IN 6 DAYS!! WOO HOOO!!

OMG!! My birthday is only in 6 days. I turn 11 on March 14!! YAY!! LOL! I am soo excited! I am also so delighted that I got so many downloads since March 3rd. I have had about 6 thousand downloads since then! Well I have to go and create a house! Ohh ya, plus I just got Sims 1, with 3 other expansion packs for a early birthday present!!

Who loves cats?

Who here love cats and want to talk about them?

What I Build...

I was looking at my lots today, and I've realized that I kind of have a style?  I lean more towards Craftsman-style homes.  I'm not quite sure why.  I'm really attracted to using wood and stone accents on my houses.  They pretty much fall into two categories.  I like to build unique-looking starter-ish houses.  I also like to build the more detailed houses that are in the 50,000 - 90,000 simoleans range.

I try to build homes with some interesting architectural feautures, and would love to take requests if anybody has a picture of a house they might want.  They might help me break out of this craftsman obsession I've got going on.

Thanks Always,

Allison

Balmain F/W 09-10 - Coming soon!

Do you love Balmain just as me? Well, if so, keep an eye on my minisite, 'cause I've done 10 outfits (2 sets with 5 outfits each) from their latest fashion show! ;)

Here's a little foretaste of the upcoming sets!

SUNDRESS SET IS DONE!!

Finally! I decided to leave it at four--thats enough--then I'll do a room or two of furniture and possibly a set of rugs before I tackle another set of dresses!  This set includes the two you see in the screenshots--and two more which are a bit more detailed and "dressier". After I spend tomorrow taking preview pics--the set should be uploaded by Sunday night--and should be published a few days later. Wheeee!