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Sleepy Hollow: Stonebow Manor

Now you won't believe this .... but this is a 'nice' house! No torn or ragged wallcoverings, no splintered flooring ... just a dark, elegant decor throughout the house, . . . really! What has come over me ... I just don't know, but I think my ponytail is too tight, lol! It's still a little spooky and flows with the rest of the Sleepy Hollow series. 'Tis expensive ... at $66,000+ .... but I am sure one of your well-to-do Sims can afford it. And do take time to admire the beautiful 'Lord van den Brick's' windows by Olemantiker! I did a simple recolor of them for this house and I think they really add something to the overall design. He has such wonderful things to choose from over at Insimenator.net. The house is completely furnished except for the secondary bedrooms ... I used all Maxis items, but I am sure you have better things to furnish the house. Here are some pix for you!!!!

I injured my arm a few weeks ago and have had to rest it

Good news is it's improving and I should have some more stuff coming out soon :-) If you've left me a comment or gb message recently - THANK YOU!! I can't reply to them all but I really appreciate them.

Poll results

Here are the results from the previous poll:

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Question: When you browse for starter homes, you usually prefer:
Furnished lots; - 25%
Unfurnished lots; - 24%
It doesn't matter, as long as they look good to me. - 47%

Question: What style would you like to see me build in the future?
Traditional - 31%
Rustic - 19%
Modern - 38%
Fantasy - 15%
Any style sounds good! - 22%

Question: How many bedrooms do you usually want in a starter home?
1 - 12%
2 - 58%
3 - 31%
4 - 4%
Any number sounds fine - 8%

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I need to thank everyone that answered this poll. It made me realise that there is indeed a tendency to choose modern lots with 2 bedrooms, no matter if they're furnished or not. I guess I should have known this already, but it was great to see your replies! Happy simming everyone!

Soon I promise!

Ugh, so the lipsticks are taking a little longer than planned. For some reason I just can't be satisfied with them. I'm always changing something. But not matter what they, will be uploaded sometime this week.

I also have a new mesh planned for a few new sets of jewelry. The first set will be similar to the mesh I uploaded recently. The second set will be completely different but that's all I'm saying for now... ;)

Ciao!

Pink Heart Bedroom Preview

I spent all of last week working on this one, took a bit longer than I'd planning as the whole set has brand new meshes made by me. Preview picture is below, available to download from the 23rd October.

Cutters Pass

coming Soon! The first Addition to Cutters Pass is finally here Little Nook Cabin. I have built this as a lodge for my resort, although you can of course use it as a normal family home. Small but homely it's a great launch pad for a holiday in the mountains. Surround it with trees in the neighborhood for a more authentic look :) I hope you enjoy it, more to come from Cutters Pass very soon

Changing Things Up a Bit

This Tuesday (10/23), I have a job interview. If all goes well, I'll be working withing a couple of weeks. This means that I'll have less time for Simming, but that doesn't mean I want to retire my FA status just yet. So, instead of releasing two mesh sets a month (which is always my intention, even if things don't always go that way), I'll be releasing only one a month. However, to keep from being banished into total obscurity, I'll be releasing the mesh sets on week, then two weeks later the recolors will follow (with the SuperSet). If Thomas doesn't give me full approval on this, I may have to go to releasing the recolors one at a time throughout the month. I, personally, don't like to do things this way. There are several reasons as to way, and I won't go into that right now.

So starting now, I just finished uploading the Pablo Bedroom. I'll have it set to release this Wednesday, the 23rd. I think this time I'll set the recolors to release on the 1st of November, but after that it's likely to only be two releases a month from me.

L. B. D.

I think it was Coco Chanel who once said that every woman should own a little black dress (I've looked everywhere for the quote but can't find it!). Well, now your Sim ladies can own not one but six little black dresses!



This set comprises six glamorous black cocktail dresses in a range of styles, accessorised with stylish jewellery, designer heels, seamed stockings and sexy red nails. Some of the dresses borrow from my previous creations. Four of the dresses use Maxis meshes (two from the base game, two from Nightlife), one mesh was created by Peggy and is available free from PeggySims2 and one mesh is by Chriko, available from 2-f0r-u.de (meshes -> fashion -> female adult -> page 8). All the dresses are available for adult and young adult females and are categorised under formal wear.

Texture Challenge

Yes, the texture challenge has nabbed me again. A lot of new textures have been provided since I last did one and I always say I will go back to this TC or that TC and now the list just keeps piling up it is time to actually go and DO something. Which better to play than the latest textures�TC63 by Detimgi? The teal fabric originally caught my eye and I wanted to do a bathroom this time�which led me to Simtomatic�s Sanita bath. TC can be addicting and a lot of TC�ers can vouch for this. =) So now all the projects swimming in my head are clamoring to be done ASAP. LOL! This means, unfortunately, that no writing is getting done. There�s an update coming up for So You Want soon though. As for the Legacy � either I push back the return of the Hunters or I go back to sporadic updates. We�ll see. It�s been on hiatus long enough probably no one cares by now anyway. LOL. Well all talk and nothing to show doesn�t seem like much fun so here�s a preview of some items from the TC63 Aqua Sanita. And yes, I know it isn�t really teal. A Sanita in the teal texture is now a maybe project. The Aqua Sanita can probably be finished by next week and be submitted in time for a month-end publish date so watch out for it.

"SET-imizing" stuff

I am currently releasing sets every other day. These sets contain my previos lots that I felt is fitting for a set. So far, the sets that will be coming out can be seen at the UPCOMING section of my minisite (the right side). Take a look if you like.

Happy Simming!

~~Alyosha~~