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Coulee Swamp: Bijou's Place
On any given evening you can find Bijou sitting on his porch listening to the sweet sounds of Roy Orbison's 'Candy Man' from his old radio (he has a great fondness for Roy's music). As the music drifts across the gator-filled swamp ... his neighbors stop by for a chat and maybe a drink of Bijou's 'swamp water' (truth be there is no water in the drink, hmmm). No one knows how old Bijou is. He has been a part of Coulee Swamp forever (some say). A kind man, with good advice. NOTE: In the future, I hope to add some more houses from the residents of Coulee Swamp .... the people are most interesting, not quite like regular folk, if you get my meaning .....
Below are some 'linkies' for some wonderful, FREE items at MTS2, I use in my game and work very well in old shabby dwelling that I love!
Fringe Set TV by Targa: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=96413
Darts SecondHandBedroomSet (This link is for the bedspread. Bed frame shown in photo is a recolor I did and is included in the house download): http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=38304
"Good Ol' Days" Multi-Purpose Coal Stove by Numenor (you can cook on this one and it is also a trash can): http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=131507
A few more pictures of Bijou's Place ...
Finally - another home!!!
All these tutorials have taken their toll on my new building work!!! ;) But I've finally managed to get round to a quite imaginative home - for a terra-forming family on a moon of Jupiter (the likeliest places we'll find traces of alien life in our solar system). It's called Hubble Tower, after the astronomer Hubble and the eponymous (eek!! big word!!! :lol: ) space station, and is a sci-fi tower on 7 levels. It features domes, but different ones - low and streamlined. I've had to make it over several times (3 days of testing) to ensure high environment ratings in the rooms that overhang 'nothingness'!!! To be honest, I think the inspiration came from recently seeing the Bronx World Fair site in Scorcese's The Departed (the 'flying saucers' also seen in MIB) - it burned an image in my little brain. But it also looks like a big Pet!!! ;) Here's a preview pic:
Bloggy Blog!
I have nothing to write, really; just felt like I should have something in my blog!Being stuck with just 256nb of RAM sucks :( I can't even open bodyshop at the moment! Who wants to donate some RAM to me? :D
Charmed
I didn't get a message posted last week or anything ready to submit because I was so swamped with real life stuff. This week however, I will be moving more stuff over from my Yahoo groups. I will start moving my Charmed theme. This will probably take a couple of weeks to get it all over here. Plus there will be some new fashions and faces added as well. I'll post pics later as I get stuff organized.
What I'm Working On Now
Upcoming:Currently I'm working on some recolors of Sims2Sisters "Barbie" and "Damien" hair styles.
I've also been playing with a hairstyle by Kavar and Beosboxboy at InSiminator.net called "Vintage". I don't feel I'm getting the colors quite where I want the yet. So that one may be a bit farther out.
Updated Jolly wall 079
Hi my dear downloaders, I am very sorry, but I�ve marked, that "Jolly wall 079" hasn�t seamless pattern. Now the updated one is uploaded, so download it once again, please. This new Sims2Pack file will overwrite the previous one. Thank you and have a nice day !New Creations Coming Soon, Again!
I have finally got around to getting all my game reinstalled, and I have also reinstalled SimPE, and all the other stuff I use to make my creations. So, this means I will be able to resume creating again! So, shortly after I finish getting my computer settled, and getting all my files back into it, I will resume creating, but before I do that, I will submit the Autumn Stuff Mini Pack first! It's finally on the way!Upcoming Projects:
-Devo 1 (Community Lot)
-Devo 2 (Residential Lot)
-Pets Set 2
-Living in Luxury Kitchen
Coming soon - spacesaving scratching posts
Work in progress, a set of spacesaving scratching posts for cats (Pets EP). Will include scratching trees (thanks to wildstar24 for convincing me to include those!), and special scratching posts that can be placed around a tree (small trees will be included for that purpose) or hidden inside a living room plant. No cheat code required for placement.
I'm still here! =)
But due to the current issues with Pets and custom content I'm not sure I should be updating until the problem is corrected in some way. Does anyone know if content I made before Pets with still work for people without Pets even if I have it?Thanks!
Mel
Slave to the Snapdragon
So where, you ask, did I get all the Snapdragons? They were in fact manufactured by a trusty band of slav... er, Sims, who worked non-stop from Monday morning until Friday afternoon, building up their skills until they were able to produce the precious flowers. As long as I kept hitting the max_motives cheat, they kept working.Snapdragon Manufacturing Area:
I did feel a bit mean when one of them broke down in tears after they'd finished, due to aspiration failure. But I bought him a telescope and he soon perked up. Simple things...
Here's the shop from the Snapdragon Starter lot:
Both Snapdragon lots are now in final testing so they should be available to download sometime next week.
More Pet Pillows
Hi, I recolor differet kinds of pet bed such as this one "Round pet pillows" More recolor are coming soon. Don't forget coming back and check ;D
Snow Globes
Hello all! Today has been such a gorgeous day I just wanted to stop by and say hey! I am a big fan of snow globes. I used to get one for my son for Christmas every year but he is 21 now and beyond that stage (Now he just wants money). I thought that it would be a nice idea to make them for our sims and simmers who love them. They are just decorative but I think they are cute anyways.
My Girl Rio
So, I decided to make my lovable, goofy canine available for download. The sim Rio is nearly a ringer for the real Rio with a couple of exceptions....We got Rio from the pound a little over a year ago- the name was given to her by the workers at the pound. She had been dumped by the side of the road.
What the sim Rio doesn't have is the scars. Rio has scars all over her neck and chest where someone slashed her repeatedly with a knife or other sharp object.
How a dog that was obviously so painstakingly abused could be so amazingly happy, silly and loving is beyond me.
But she is. She my goofy girl. :)
Atomic Plus
Soon to be released, a set of additional items for Maxis Atomic Kids furniture that comes with Pets. I'm adding a book case, a wall hanging bookshelf, better working desk (left side is fully useable), and simpler looking chair. All items are linked to Maxis originals for colors. The set will also include a shadow fix for Atomic desk and end table - if you check in your game, currently their ground shadow showing up on the left!
Female Formals
Hello everyone! Now that I'm back from my holiday (I had an absolutely wonderful time by the way), I have just uploaded a set of adult female formal dresses for you. I hope you like them.Take care -
College Tops
Ok, Ive had a couple pm's about people wishing Id done t-shirts for guys instead of tank tops. Wish I woulda known that before I started.. lol Unfortunately theres NO way Im doing all those shirts again. I dont think TSR really would want the clutter anyhow. I will redo any tanks that people specifically want as a t-shirt. Just send me a pm and let me know which school you would like.Your wishes and other ...
Hi, as I red in your beautiful comments, you like my creations, now especially "Jolly walls" series. I had a lot of work in past few days in my own business and I need some "therapy", so I�ve decided make some walls for TS2 :).The bases for these nice patterns I�ve found partly on net and then modified them, some of them are fully from my head. Do you know, one of my "chocolate" carpets is made from the chocolate confection photo ? Which ? Search !
Now, as I wrote earlier, I am working on some wooden walls, but I am not fully satisfied with them now, so wait few days, I am going to upload them during the weekend.
And finally, as I wrote in title - I want to hear about your wishes. I know, what I want to create for TS2 game, but have you some wishes ? Write it me, maybe I�ll be able to do something with it !
Beautiful days for you all ! (hmmmm, it�s raining in Prague now - it�s town, where I live - hope the sun will come soon).
Ginger Mackeral Tabby Mix
Yes, it's another cat. I promise, I haven't forgotten about you dog-lovers out there. :)Meet Winchester:
Winchester was my family's first real life pet when I was a child - a moggie (mix breed) with an exceptionally unique ginger colour I have yet to see exactly since him, with the traditional mackeral tabby patterning.
Winchester (named after the rifle) was one of three kittens my grandparents had dropped on them. As a kitten he had an almost white/beige colour of fur, which darkened with age to a gorgeous caramel/soft ginger - people who met Winny never failed to comment on his unique coat shade. He also sported a small, heart-shaped patch of pure white on his throat, which met with darker bands of caramel stripes looping around his neck on either side - my mother used to call it his 'locket' or necklace. :) He was a very large and sturdy cat - big head, big paws and a lot of belly - he easily weighted in at around 15 lbs., as I recall.
Sadly, our beautiful Winchester developed feline diabetes early in life. Like its human counterpart, it is very treatable and manageable - we gave him human insulin using human syringes and what a trooper, he never complained. Mum and I had a few terrifying experiences when he fell into a sugar low on a couple of occasions but for the most part he rarely seemed sick - he enjoyed his long naps, ate heartily (loved peas and playing cereal hockey) and kept my mum company in her sewing room for hours on end. Unfortunately, things came to a sudden end when the company that produced the pork based insulin he used decided to discontinue the product and Winchester's body failed to accept the new insulin the vet was attempting to transfer him onto. He was only about 12 years old, about half the lifespan the average housecat enjoys.
I felt it fitting to share our Winchester with you on Remembrance Day - he should be released for download this coming Saturday, November 11'06. Please take him in and find a loving family for him with your Sims - perhaps a small family with a young girl - and give him that longer life he deserved. As usual, we never bred Winchester, which seems a shame considering his unique coat colouring, so if you breed him, I'd love to see your photos of his offspring.
Bedding-Match Pet Beds
Naturally the very first thing I tackled as soon as I got my hands on a beta of SimPE that works with the Pets expansion is to make bedding-match versions of the three cheapest pet beds - have to have those matching items for when your pet's bed is in your sim's bedroom!Fairly simple conversions overall, and I did two version of the cheapest pet pad, one of which is covered in the "sheet" part of the bedding texture and one of which has a top and bottom side of "mattress" material. Variety is good :)
So...
...what I really wanted to create was a Snapdragon shop where Sims could go and purchase these valuable flowers. Of course, this isn't possible to do because unless the snapdragons are set for sale, Sims visiting a lot can't buy them... and as they are not available in the catalogue, the only way set them for sale is to have a Sim buy a shop full of them and price them up. Still with me? I say all this nonchalantly as if I was fully aware of this but no - only through (failed) experimentation has it become blindingly obvious ;-)So, instead, I offer you an OFB lot to purchase and (when it's finished) a starter home business version (under �20,000) of the same lot. The OFB lot is FULL of snapdragons - all tested and guaranteed to be of the pink vapour variety. Though if your lot-purchasing Sim does not yet have the skills to make these flowers, I do suggest you don't sell them all at once! You might like to replace some of them with more regular flowers and store the spares in your Sim's inventory. Here's a couple more pics:
The shop downstairs:
And upstairs:
New tutorials now showing
Happily as you can see my new tutorials will be appearing in the LH sidebar of my mini-site's frontpage.They're still not showing in Upcoming Items, but I'll keep asking the tech team in Sweden ..... one day all will be well!!! :lol:
And Yolanda (Cerulean Talon) and a number of others have been very kind and keen to see my Basement Garage tutorial up alongside hers, so I've decided to publish it - with a short explanation - after a 'decent interval'! :D
Simply Snapdragons
Coming soon, Simply Snapdragons - two lots; an OFB lot and a home business starter selling - you've guessed it - snapdragons, amongst other flowers. More details soon! In the meantime, here's a preview pic.
Swimming Pool Bridges
After a long and complicated (but valuable) conversation with a downloader, I've discovered that the method I gave in my Pool Bridges tutorial for placing a pool under Column Deck foundation only works in the original Sims2 game! So I've just revised the tutorial on this, which should now explain methods both for the original game and for all EPs. ;) Here's the title pic:
Basement Garage tutorial - NOT!
I was all set to publish a neat little tutorial on Basement Garages later this week, and came onsite at the weekend only to see that the lovely Cerulean Talon had just had a similar one published!!! Ah well. ;) I think it's probably unnecessary to have 2 tutorials on a similar item, so I'll busy myself on other topics. Sorry, guys! Anyway, here's what the Preview pic would have looked like:
Good News/Bad News
First, the bad news...I won't be able to do any creating until AT LEAST this weekend. I have got my computer all reformatted, most of my stuff reinstalled, and it's working again. I just don't have the game installed and all the other stuff like SimPE, homecrafter, etc.
Now, for some good news.
I was able to save all my previews that I created of the Autumn Stuff Mini pack. So, that means when I am able to, I will be able to submit the mini stuff pack sets, and don't have to worry about creating new previews! Yay!
Once the Autumn Stuff Mini pack is submitted, I hope to start work on some wintery type themes. :-)
Happy simming!
~simmyfan2852~
Black Classical Tabby Mix
I've been continuing to work on more pets to share - they are addicting to create!Meet Oskar:
Oskar is my current real life pet - a black and silver classical tabby moggie (mix breed).
Oskar's mother had the thin build and pointed facial features of one of the oriental cat breeds, along with a long haired coat, which he did not inherit but for two long haired stripes down his spine (we affectionately refer to them as his 'mohawks' :D ). His father was likely one of the stockier tuxedo type cats that are common here in southern Sweden and Oskar seems to have inherited this build instead. He has a lovely shiny black coat with the uncommon classical tabby patterning (marble-like swirls instead of the typical mackeral stripes) in a glittery silver colour and fine white boots and socks on his legs and paws. While my real life Oskar's eyes tend to change in colour from a muddy bronze to light green to yellow, I decided his Sim version would use yellow eyes, as they were the closest match available. He's shown here much more active then his typical daily schedule of 18 hour naps - what a hard life. :P
Oskar would certainly love to be taken in by a nice elderly couple who like him, enjoys quiet times, a lot of relaxation and the opportunity to be spoiled rotten. :D Again, I would love to see photos of his offspring, if you choose to breed him (again, as I have chosen not to IRL).
Search Button?
Well it has been 3 days now and still no search function for my site. I was told it would take a couple of days for it to be available. But I am beginning to wonder. I put in a support question and they have 72 hours to answer (per online support). In the mean time you can search my things from the main downloads page by searching for my name. I know that is a pain in the behind but that is all I can offer at the moment until things get situated. I will keep you all informed as to the solution to this irritating problem.Rachel
Miss Jasper's House
Oh goodness! Here is another fixer-up! At least this house has some interior wallcoverings (no drywall except in the bathroom (looks like there has been some major water-damage there, and the little guest house really needs some interior work) ... true, the wallcoverings and carpets are old and faded ... but they suit the house.
Tamblyn House
Well, you all know how I love old and shabby things ...LOL! And I have a couple of houses in the works that reflect that. Soon to be published is Tamblyn House ... I hope your Sims enjoy sprucing up this little house!My Blog
Okay, I don't know what to say in here but since I haven't added anything in years I might as well say something. :D
I play TS3 off and on but miss the cute toddlers from TS2. The TS3 ones have awkward animations and have lost much of the overall cuteness of their predecessors. :(
I plan to buy Sims Medieval because I am a big fan of RPGs. Hope it's as good as advertised!
Um...in other news, (lol) I will be turning 60 in June!! *pulls out hair*
Tabby Point Siamese Mix
Today I'm updating with my first custom made pet to share. :)Meet Simon:
Simon is one of my real life pets - a tabby point Siamese moggie (moggie means 'mixed breed' or 'mongrel'). He currently lives with my parents back in Canada since I moved overseas to Sweden.
As a kitten, Simon displayed a lilac point Siamese colouration but as he aged, his fur darkened and a tabby point colouration replaced the initial lilac point. He boosts an unusual and beautiful classical tabby patterning (marble-like swirls instead of the more common mackeral stripes) in a cream and beige tone-on-tone colour, giving him something of a 'watermark' look that never fails to elicite awe and compliments from everyone who meets him. Simon also inherited the Siamese light blue eyes, and even has a touch of cross-eyedness, a common genetic fault found in Siameses due to historically extreme in-breeding practices. His mix breed ancestry is apparent in his stockier build compared to the typical Siamese but my real life version is still 'sleek and svelte', as my mother likes to describe him. The real life version is also incrediably vocal, as Siamese are prone to being. ;)
Hopefully you can find a loving home for my little fellow in your Sim neighbourhood and I would love to see photos of his offspring, if you choose to breed him as I never did (he'd have made beautiful babies, though, I'm sure!). :)
Nothing New Soon :-(
Unfortunately, I am having a ton of computer problems, so I have to wipe my hard drive and reinstall everything again. :-( so this means no Autumn Stuff Mini pack for a while. I will have to go through and make all the previews again :-(Factory obsessed?
I know, I KNOW!Yet Another Factory coming up. What is it with industrial anyways? Why do I like it so much?
I have NO idea, but each time my train to work flies through an industrialised area, I just can't help seeing something totally fascinating and begging to be made.
But the factory I've uploaded is one I actually built for ME. This is my dream lot. This is what I want to play in my game. Use it as a business, modernise it into an incredible home, or make it even more 'disused industrial': your choice. I used the interior for the screenshots of my Fans, Vents & Shafts set (hope you liked this one - especially the animated fans). The factory is also a backdrop for a new smaller set due out (you'll see it in my Upcoming Items page) containing switches, cables and sockets.
In fact, that factory is gonna make a guest appearance in every screenie I put together from now on, so it;s probably best you don't ask me to make a set of tablecloth recolours, because that would look just plain silly, wouldn't it?
Meshing Error
NOTE TO ALL WHO TRIED TO DOWNLOAD MY MESHES LAST WEEK: I'm pretty new to meshing, so I uploaded the wrong files for you to download. It seems that when you submit a mesh, you're not supposed to use the file in your Saved Sims folder, but the one in your Downloads folder. Try to download it again--I tried to download it this morning--without having that file in my downloads folder, and it worked. It should work for you now.Newest Family Video
I lost this family after downloading Sims 2 Pets. Yes, I backed everything up, but it's just not showing in my game. It's for the best though, me and my husband in this video (who was my boyfriend in real life) are no longer together anyway, so alls well that ends well. Enjoy
Set In Stone Memorials
My computer may have hamstringed me against recolours and new meshes but I can still build lots, so here I present to you the first of my Remembrance Day creations: Set In Stone Memorials!
Set In Stone Memorials is a unique community lot designed to be an ownable business selling cemetery memorials (headstones and grave markers); perfect for your contemporary funeral directors. This lot uses Bitzybus' beautiful custom gravestones in addition to a selection of Maxis statues appropriate to cemetery d�cor. You will require Windkeeper's Helio doors and windows collections, however, so please ensure you have installed these items first to prevent a lot of flashing blue. :)
Closet Pole Dressers Updated - Nov 4, 2006
The closet poles dressers are updated - no expansion pack is required, and the "open locker" animations are removed.To update, you only need the MESH files, the recolors are not affected.
Get the updated files here
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