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VERY basic clothing creations

Okay so i finally made some clothes. LMAO> For the life of me i cannot do the things RockinRobin is telling me to do in her most excellent clothing tutorial. I am wondering if it is because I have a 30 day trial of Corel Paint shop PRO ( and some things are off limits during the trial and Corel does state that ) Hmmm.. wondering if some of the paste and merging and layering things i need are not running cuz of the trial as things would be in "grey" and i was unable to access them when I was trying to create clothing . So I went into my MS Paint and made some basic kids stuff - just to see how it would turn out! I am uploading it for the heck of it ( my stuff is free anyways)Maybe some one out there is cyber world will want to download them LOL.

I have a whole truckload of furniture recolors coming out though and I seem to be getting abiot better at that .. but its been 5 months of practice! Eventually i will learn clothing.. but I am still wondering if its my thing or not .. i just cant tell at this point as i havent totally figured out how to do it. To compound to the problem is the fact that i dont know the Paint shop pro software AT ALL.. and i am having a hard time trying to navigate my way around it. Sigh! Ya never know - maybe clothing isnt for me and I will just stick with lots and recolors etc. Time will reveal all things...

So look for my crappy little outfits coming soon! And my very good furniture recolors as well. :)

2 New Wall sets

Well I'm just about to upload a couple of new wall sets. A lovely bronze set which has a little bit of a moroccan feel to it and a fresh golden flower wallpaper set to bring a modern and elegant feel to all your sims homes. So keep your eyes peeled over the next couple of days and I hope you enjoy them!

Clarification - End User License Agreement

The Sims team speaks out:

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.

Here's the link if you'd like to have a look.

Happy Simming, community:)

 

 

 

 

Vintage Skipper skins...and maybe more

This week I am working on some girl's skins based on vintage fashions for the Skipper doll (part of the Barbie family of dolls by Mattel.) I may also be finishing up some other assorted items that are currently half-done, so I can get them off of my computer.

End User License Agreement - clarification

As some of you must have read already, the Sims team issued the following statement (bolding is mine):

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.

You can check the original link at sims2.ea.com

AL Witch Add-ons

I have had so many inquiries in the last few weeks in regards to my Claws of Darkness add-ons as well as the possibility of the same for the Good Witch objects that I think it's time I post in my blog with an update.

Yes, I am still making more add-ons for the witch themed objects.

Publishing this week is part 1 of my Nursery set. This one is for Babies (crib, change table, mobile, deco shelf and wall quilt). The following week I will publish the Toddler set. This consists of toddler daybed, toy chest, potty, pet/toddler bed, activity table and highchair (this is almost complete, just need to finish the highchair). Some objects previews can be found in my gallery.

I am also planning on making a hall/entry set consisting of a bench/loveseat, bookcase, easel, mirror & coat rack. Also in the works are a Kitchen set with counter, island counter, upper cabinets, several sizes of dining tables and appliances.

There are a couple of smaller sets I will be publishing in between consisting of items that have been requested for various other Maxis match add-ons I have created. IE activity table, potty and pet/toddler bed for Seasons Country objects. Another GL add-on with misc. items (desk, chair, bookcase, single bed…)

Then I will concentrate on the good witch sets. My plan is to make similar items as for the "Claws of Darkness"; bedroom, nursery, kitchen. Suggestions are welcome, but I cannot guarantee everything that is requested.

Alex aka Simaddict99

Arghh

I am in the process of moving my downloads file to my zip drive. Unfortunately my computer got hit by a virus last week and it affected some of my drivers for my computer- as well as Windows XP. I am having to re-install everything. Unfortunately at this point it does not look like either the Goth Family Story or my Paradise Island custom community will be continued as I don't have enough disks at this time to completely back up the game files. I will start again with the Goths but, they won't necessarily come back the same so I might not continue the story. This really frustrates me but, at least if I am lucky my zip drive will hold all of my downloads and i won't have to entirely find everything again- which is good because I don't think I will be able to find my hairs from Helga, and SAU again as they are not on any other sites. I will also not lose my defaults which were all a pain in the behind to find. I am having to fully restore everything from the disks - Will post again if it does not effect my games but, I doubt it.

Get to know me!

Hello, many  extremely few fans!

I have taken the liberty of writing a blog! Whoo Whoo!! It will be very exciting utterly boring, since the subject-theme is Get to know me! If you want Please I beg you  sign my guestbook with your preferences so I can get to know you!  you can also visit my website www.prestigemodelshow.piczo.com and go to the page "my paradise" to get the picture :D 

Okay. I like adore Miley Cyrus and hate  don't like Selena Gomez. You can call me Irnouba, it's very similar to my real name. I am in love obsessed with the Twilight Saga! [Last night I read 300 pages in a row of Breaking Dawn :D ] I am in love  married with Edward Cullen who is my creator. He loves me more than he ever will/did/could love Bella {argh!} who by the way does not exist!! :D Vampire life is cool, (supposedly) been there done that  am there, doing that.

 

Ookay, you PROBABLY think I'm a tiny bit completely crazy, but, what the hell, who isn't? I watch Hannah Montana, Gossip Girl, The OC, One Tree Hill, CSI, CSI: NY, CSI:MIAMI, House MD, ER, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Samantha Who?, 30 ROCK, and much much more!

Top   10  Songs in my Playlist right now:

 

• Burnin' Up - The Jonas Brothers
• Like Whoa - Aly and AJ
• My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
• Hovering - Miley Cyrus
• Love Story - Taylor Swift
• Chemicals React - Aly and AJ
• Sorry - Jonas Brothers
• Let's Dance - Miley Cyrus
• I Hate This Part - Pussycat Dolls
• Womanizer - Britney Spears

 

Birthdays

Our house has been busy the last three months, since everyone celebrated a birthday ... my mom, my son and I share January birthdays.  My dad's is in February and my brother's is March 1st.  But the big news is that we took my son to Disney World for his birthday.  It was his first time there and they are having a "get in free on your birthday" special.  Course now all he wants is to know when he gets to go again.  Aside from that, nothing much going on here.  Been trying to make at least one house a week, and it always surprises me... the ones I think will get a lot of downloads usually don't, and the ones I think are just OK get a lot more downloads than I expected.  Have you guys gotten used to the new TSR format yet?  I'm still not happy with it, and it loads so much slower than it used to, but I guess it's here to stay.  I hope you all have a great day and there's more to come, as always. -- Sara

Egg on my face...

I have accidentally uploaded a half-finished version of the "Not So Simple Coffee Mug" - a bit of mental califcication going on here as I get my simming legs back under me, I guess. I neglected to update the GUID to the new one.  this is what I get for trying to me smarter than I am, I suppose.

I will be uploading the corrected mesh within a short time, so let's the database isn't crushed under the weight of the site traffic on Monday!

It took longer than expected, but the updated file is finally in the pipe.

The exact problem dealt with the GUID.  In reconstructing the file so it would be base-game compatible, I had neglected to update the ObjectData with the new GUID, so the recolours were sort of lost.

When you download the corrected version of the file, simply copy the new file into your downloads folder and allow the new file to over-write the old file.  When you re-enter any lots on which you have used the "Not So Simple Coffee Mug", you should discover the wooden posing model, simply remove the model in build mode, then place the coffee mug and use the swatch tool to choose the recolour.

All of the recolours are contained in the base object, so you see thirteen (13) recolours and several -- eleven, if memory serves -- fill states.