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Home again

After two weeks of vacation I have got back home. For the moment I am creating the much I can and I promise you all that you�ll see some new sets in a week or two.
I�ve even started on a hair mesh, and three clothing sets! :O
So I am quite busy for the moment :)

Marcus

Great Sunday

I have been quite occupied with the site that I am building, but whenever I can I pass here to see the beautiful works of the members.

Have a lovely day
Maluy

http://www.maluy.com.br

Wow!!! - Half A Million Downloads!!!

Logged in today and noticed I've hit the half million milestone - over 500,000 downloads - Wow! I can hardly believe it!! Who would have thought that exactly 5 months and 5 days after my first ever set was published, that I would be here - certainly not me!! I'm amazed, stunned, speechless (good job it's not 'typeless'!!) I'm 'over the moon' - literally: .... Told ya!! A very, very big THANK YOU to everybody who has made this possible by downloading my creations, and especially to my 'regular customers' who just can't resist coming back for more - it is really, truly appreciated! And THANK YOU again, to everybody who has left comments, words of encouragement, and ideas - they're what inspire me and keep my enthusiasm going, so please keep them coming!! Ecstatic Mad Cow!

Sim-specialization?

When I look at the Featured and Select Artist Area, the most visible thing is the fact that every artist specializes in particular area: skinning, hair retexturing, recolouring or/and meshing. Some also build wonderful lots and create exact-looking Sim-celebrities. It doesn't mean they don't do other things - because they do, but the main "stream" of their creativity is always recognizable. And what about me? I always wanted to skin, so I started my adventure with photographs and wrapping it all around my Sims. Then I discovered that there are so many wonderful dressess in the world that I will not be able to produce them all... and I just lost a heart for it. It's not that I don't like it, because I adore skinning, but it takes so much time to do it properly, not as some "artists" (I'm not envy or malicious - it's just a huge shock when after downloading from SA you discover a zipper on your Sim's butt...). And now I don't have so much time. But I do some clothing from time to time, maybe when some dressess pile up I decide to upload some sets... Then building lots - that's my second hobby. I prefer to create functional, well-designed living lots, with modern touch and only mine or Maxis content inside. But now, with so much additional downloads inside (unfortunately I adore hair, the most memory- and opening time- eating content in my case) the game opens in half an hour and in that time my new briliant ideas about a new lot disappear... So I learned how to create walls and floors, and now I simply adore realizing my new crazy ideas. I like modern design, as well as colourful and energetic folk style, so I try to make as crazy walls as possible. You will not find a floral wallpaper here - and even if you do, it will not resemble victorian needle-pillow. But still it's not the end of my ideas and what I want to do about Sims.... I hope to learn recolouring objects once... because one day I must create such splendid hand-painted toilet! ^_^ But I know that also because of that I will never become any SA. Being and SA is a huge responsibility with regular uploading and meeting the expectations - I'm not sure whether I could create freely in such circumstances. I remember great, now retired FA confide telling me, that preparing a regular, high-quality upload takes even up to 4 hours a day. I don't even have the access to the computer for such a time... So my dream of becoming an SA is unrealistic. And maybe that's good - because I'm sure I would be more dissappointing and embarassing when chosen as an SA, and then degradated to "normal" community member... Take care, more creations soon ^_^ Hannah

Summer Holidays are coming

Well not for me unfortunately but there's a new resort under construction for your lucky simmies!

Up to now I've been a bit reluctant to upload many beach lots because they can be something of a pain in the neck for downloaders. However, my simmies needed somewhere new to go and I thought some of you might enjoy it too. :)



This is still very much a work in progress so don't be expecting to see this available to download for some time, but if you don't see anything new from me for a while this is the reason why!

Civil War Generals

I will shortly be releasing new versions of my US Civil War uniforms for generals (both US and CSA), and will be happy to add any other ranks for anyone who is determined to re-enact the Battle of Gettysburg in spite of all the game limitations (and very good luck to you ;) ).

Coming soon: Dandelion Ridge

Hi,

It's been so nice to notice that so many have downloaded my Simford City lots! I will, however, leave Simford City for a while.

Last month I made a motorbike trip with my husband along the south coast of Finland and we visited many small seaside towns filled with 100 - 150 years old villas. Because of that I have decided to continue in the Baltic Sea Collection style, only now the "neighborhood" is called Dandelion Ridge. All the Dandelion Ridge lots are completely made of Maxis basic game content and there are no custom items (except maybe Maxoid Monkey creations from the EA Sims2 official site).

I have already built three lots. One is a community lot Dandelion Square: There is a charming old white wooden wedding chapel, an old library, restaurant designed especially for weddings, daily foodstore and a clothing boutique.

There are also two residential lots, Marigold Cottage (furnished and unfurnished) and Lilac Lodge (unfurnished). I will have my sims test all the lots today or tomorrow and after that I will submit the lots. I will also add some pictures here later.

See you soon!

Tiina

Oooh pretty!

I would just like to thank everyone who downloaded, thanked and left comments on my work. It's been very encouraging and I'm very excited to have earnt enough kudos to upgrade to a minisite.

I'm going spend a couple of days settling in, and then I'm going to get back to the creating. Yay.

Now what?

Well things have settled down and my husband is gone. I was able to buy the house and I am doing well. However my desktop that had my Cassandra story decided to bite the big one. I'm hoping its a minor fix or perhaps I'm going to have to get a new one. I'll keep you all posted.

New Room! - Comments Please!!

Hi All! I had inspiration earlier for some walls/floors for a bathroom, so I knocked them up. Then I got to thinking, what about a few things to go with them - thinking is really bad for me, I come up with all these crazy, Mad Cow ideas!! Anyway, what started off as a few accessories - some curtains, towels and a rug, kind of ended up as a complete bathroom! Trouble is, in all my excitement, I forgot to package the walls & floors, so it isn't quite what I intended! - oooops!!!! So here is my first ever attempt at a bathroom: The toilet, bath, sink, rug and mirror came out lighter than I expected - they should have been more the colour of the shower curtain - but I do quite like them the colour they are. Like I said, the walls & floor will be different in the finished product, but what do you reckon to the rest? Should I make the toilet, etc. darker? Should I make the curtains & shower curtain lighter? Or are they okay as they are? Thoughts, comments, suggestions please!! Thank you - in anticipation! Crazy Mad Cow!