's Blog

Got my Sims back

Yeah, I cleaned up my hoods and cloned my characters. Everything seems to be in working order. Cassandra, Darren and Casey are living in a little condo on the edge of town. And who was their first visitors? Don, Darren and Angela Broke, yes, Broke.

On a side note, I love the H&M Fashion Pack, you'll be seeing some of those clothes in the story.

I have no PC and am going latnem!

It's now going on three months that I haven't been able to play Sims. My computer has broken. I miss my little guys so much! *sniffs as she bravely wipes away tear*

Soft Eyes

I've always wanted to try to make a good set of eyes. After looking over the sets of eyes I use most from my three favourite artists - Enayla (MTS2), BitzyBus (TSR), and schuldig_seiben (MTS2) - I wasn't terribly surprised to find that they had used very similar proportions of schlera, iris and pupil. The main problem I find with most downloaded sets is that the proportions of the visible part of the iris and pupil are incorrect, usually too small, giving sims a disturbingly pin-eyed look. The sets I was looking at were all ones where I was happy with the proportions of the eye. I then created an eye of my own in Photoshop, using roughly the same proportions, and constructing it in layers so that all I had to do was alter the Hue/Saturation/Lightness of one layer to create different eye colours. And then, of course, I sat there for a while and did just that :) I'm very pleased with the end result, it's the first custom eye I've done since the Toad Eye that I thought was good enough to share with others.

I've learned to make walls and floors!

Yes, it seems simple to those who know how but for me, it was tough:) I was given a link from H3wwy in the TC forum to a tutorial here written by themistress666 that showed me how! Thank you so much to both for the help. I'll be submitting my first set with my next texture challenge #59. And hopefully will do some more soon. Thanks again for everyone's support here and happy Simming!!

Sleepy Hollow: GreyBones Manor

I actually had the time today to package this and get it uploaded. I hope some of you will like this house. It is odd ... with a funny covered bridge walkway. I am strange ... the house is strange ... etc, as usual, LOL! Yes, it does come with a 'skeleton in the closet'!

Thank-you!

I just want to say thanks for all of your lovely and wonderful comments on my creations. I really appreciate your feedback! I wish I had the time to respond to each and every comment, but then I would not have time to create! So many thanks and much appreciation! Carolyn A Few Screenies Of Upcoming Sets....

New Series of Houses

Yes, yes ... I am alive! I have been so busy at school these past 4 ... or is it 5 weeks(?). My students can now actually sit in their chairs without falling off of them, they can stay awake for the entire school day ... and all the whining and crying has finally stopped (no, not the kids ... me, lol!) So I am back to creating ... The new series (that will run through October) will of course consist of old, creepy houses. What could be better for October? I have one lot finished, just need to package it ... and to give you a hint of what is to come ... I will show you the 'banner' heading ... if you have been downloading my other lots ... you'll have a pretty good idea what the houses will look like, lol!!!

Garden Creatures Preview

Here's a preview of the latest set I have uploaded to TSR, it's currently pending but should be available to download early next week. It's called Garden Creatures Nursery...

A Mad Rush of Uploads

I'm getting a new computer. YAY! I don't, however, want to spend hours upon hours trying to pull stuff over from my old computer to my new computer, so in a mad rush to clean up my old computer, I've decided to start uploading everything that I've finished and that has just been sitting here for some time. Included are about 40 new beddings that I actually kinda forgot about until I found the folder I put them in. I also have a mass amount of walls and floors that need to go, so be on the lookout for A LOT of new content.

Requests

Hi everyone!

I'll be uploading all requests very soon, I promise. My daughter just turned 9 years old and the baby of the family is turning 1 in just a few days, so there's a big celebration going on this weekend. :) If I survive having every each and every relative in my house over the weekend, I will be here ASAP to upload your requests. In the event of my untimely demise (such as being trampled by guests), I have left instructions on my desktop for my husband. ;)

All joking aside, hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs for all,
Stace

PS. I'll be sure to save you all some cake!