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MADDD DAME IN DISTRESS IS RESCUED BY FRISBUD! Frisbud made me aware that ALL submissions have been at a halt and Tug� announced that she's back and will be working on them today. This "THANKS" goes out to you Frisbud.

A Pipe Dream Realized

Ever since I first saw cyclonesue's terrific Bang On A Can bathroom, I've had a vision stuck in my head of an entire set of pipe-based furniture. Well, last week I finally worked up the courage to ask her if she had any plans in that direction, and when she said she didn't, I asked if I could possibly reuse her pipe meshes and textures as building blocks to construct it. And, as you've undoubtedly guessed by now, she said yes! Well, after most of a week of non-stop work on it, the initial block of it is up for release. It contains fourteen meshes hitting most of the major furniture groups; a table, desk, bookcase, single and double beds, two different armchairs, a sofa, end table, 1- and 2-tile coffee tables, 1- and 2-tile dressers, and a chess table. I'd have to say this set was the most fun to conceptualize and build of anything I've done for my Sims. Even though it also required me to learn two new building skills - extending the footprints of meshes that occupy more floorspace then the original item they were cloned from (both beds and the sofa), and adding slots to items so that additional decorative items can be placed on them in buy mode (table, 2-tile coffee table, end table, bookcase, and both dressers). Okay, so that second one was actually kind of optional, but I really wanted my bookcase to have a deco slot, and then once I finally got that working I went nuts and added more slots to several other items as well. My next major project will be mastering doing the routing stuff that enables your sims to use the additional slots as well. More places for them to hide their bills, newspapers, books, etc! Yes, I did say initial set - I also have plans to try and make a pipe-based kitchen counter, a second version of the table (one with a Value door as the top rather than the window panes), numerous deco items, and, oh yes, a pipe-based easel. I'll also be releasing some additional recolours. So if there's something you would love to see added on to this set, get your requests in now! I can't guarantee I'll make it, but I'll at least consider it. P.S. - I highly recommend to anyone looking for some nice grungey recolours of the Value door (not to mention great industrial wall textures) to check out the profile of pixelhate on MTS2. His gorgeously grotty recolours of this door are the #1 reason I decided to use it as one of the repositories within this set.

Bit of a slowdown

Real life, including some health issues, has been intruding on my Sims time lately. I've also been working through some tutorials and Photoshop manuals to begin trying my hand at recoloring. Still, I have plenty of Maxis catalog clothing sets ready to be recoded to work for elders, and I hope to get at least one set published every week or so while I sort things out in my real life.

Abundant thanks to all of you who give me such great feedback about the elder-enabled clothing! It feels great to know that this is a gap that needs filling, and not just my own narrow preference for elders with a little more oomph! than Maxis programmers decided they should have!

Becoming a SA *-*

I'm so excited because I'm being a SA! =D.Thanks to TSR for appreciate my creations, And the people who left their sweet comments in my GB ^_^ .

Beating the brows....(to death?)

Hey everyone, I know its been forever since I have made an entry, but as I think I have mentioned before, (in my forum thread) I'm not very good at this. I always find it hard to believe that anyone would have any interest in anything I have to say.

Anyway, been a terribly busy few months, lots of things to deal with, family and otherwise, so I have been really struggling to keep up with my normal pace. I think I have managed okay, and am getting back into the swing of things for the most part.

I have a new free set starting the 20th of February, my Kitten hair retexture on that adorable mesh by Marko. (you'll be seeing more of my retextures of his great meshes in the coming months) I'd like to apologize for not keeping on the ball with the free sets, its something that I always intend to do, and in trying not to fall behind with everything else, it gets left on the side. I hope to keep that from becoming a habit, as Its one of my favorite things to do, picking what gets to be free next.


Anyway onto the (main) subject of this mesh. Brows. Just finished uploading a huge set of eyebrows, thirty-six in all, 9 sets. These are always so much fun for me to do. I love eyebrows, I love painting them, I love the way they frame the face, the way they can entirely change the appearance of a sim, and of course, the way they express emotion. I especially like the unkempt sort of brow, with stray hairs, and not perfectly in place. There are SO many of those out there, and I just like the idea of adding something a little more unique to the mix. I'm a little worried I've reached my limit, (hence the title of this entry) so if you would love to see more brows, or would rather me focus on other things, please don't hesitate to let me have it in the comments, or in my forum thread. I may just spend the rest of my life drawing eyebrows otherwise. :p

One Angry Artist -- & Previews

Do I not coexist on the planet of TSR? I have entirely too much love for this site, yet it's obvious that the love isn't in return. I believe that the higher powers of this planet has summoned me to become a falling angel. My hypothesis for this statement is because I simply have been forgotten or over looked. I've been uploading new items since Valentine's day only to find out today that they are still pending. Oh, how I despise that word now. 4 long excruciating days without an approval of my work can drive a maddd dame in distress. It has never taken this long. And for those who still DO love me on this planet, I thought that I might share some previews with you. It's clear that this set was suppose to be here for V'Day. Anyhow, on with the others...emphhh And bummed is how I feel on this day. Now may I at least have some cheese to go with my whine? Thanks... Now shoo before I hex you!

Single story Homes

I decided to change my Mini site a bit to feature my Single story homes... Hope eveyone one enjoys the changes

Sci-fi and Medieval walls

I always loved sci-fi and medieval themes, so I guess it was only a matter of time before I tried to make something different. I had a lot of fun making these sets of walls and I hope you enjoy them as well! :)

Shed Roof **Updated**

They say women are always changing their minds, well I did with the shed roof, I thought it would be much better to have the Wood and Tiles recolourable separately. So I have updated the 2 Meshes

Garden Shed 3x4 Deco Roof - Mesh

Garden Shed 4x5 Deco Roof - Mesh

and also the recolours

Garden Shed Wood Red

Garden Shed Wood Weathered

Garden Shed Wood White

Garden Shed Wood Pine

Here are the links to the Roof Tiles,

Roof Terracotta

Roof Weathered

Roof Red

Roof Stone


Andrea:)

BV-only beach lot

My husband has taken over my gaming computer!

So I decided to try a new experiment while he's off enjoying adventures in Oblivion. I am passing the hours on my old office computer by building a Coca Beach lot that only requires Bon Voyage. I got the idea from Tigerblue, one of my favorite TSR artists. What a challenge!

Cue Ad Line:
Now you, too, can enjoy a Coca Beach vacation home. Bon Voyage! No prior expansion pack required!

A couple of observations:

1) The graphics on my office pc are pitiful. I can't believe I ever played TS2 on it! Everything looks like plastic, there are few textures, and the water is just a flat blue. After I package the BV-only lot, I'll have to load it on my gaming pc to take proper photos. I'm so thankful I have my Sims pc... yep, I bought it expecially for The Sims 2. My husband is so lucky I let him play on it ... ;)

2) I love the challenge of being limited to fewer options as I build. Will my BV-only Coca Beach lot be as nice as the others? I'll let you be the judge!

Coming soon ...