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Crashing >~

I think my computer is about to crash..

Tried to continue on 'Trust me.' but my screen kept doing something weird >~<

*black screen.* - *normal screen* - *black screen* on and on.. 

going to transfer sims to my laptop, hope it will work. 

other wise I have to start all over again :'( 

no choice I guess >~< 

Need help: Don't know what to do with...

Please visit: http://forums.thesimsresource.com/index.php?/topic/272885-dont-know-what-to-do-with/

I really need help with this!

Many Thanks

Jonathan

SykesBuilds

Hi

Hi Everyone ... looks like I'm not going to get anything uploaded this weekend ... I have been working on learning meshing for the Sims 3 and I think I have the meshing down and maybe even the UV mapping ... but the ground shadow, I'm just not getting it and I am sure that it is probably something simple that I am missing or not doing right. Well off to try again.

Stay Safe!!!

Second thoughts..

I was thinking about making my own story.. but I don't have those special poses other members got. I only got the basic sims and it's not patched to the latest.. *sigh* Maybe I'd have to be creative then; if I really want to make one? 

GO WEST, Young Sims!

My armchair tour to some of the historically significant homes that have been preserved across Canada continues westward.  I have arrived (in my imagination) on the Praries and have so far completed two simple homes.  One is quite generic - one of hundreds scattered across the plains.  It is a precurser of the pre-fab house: a small farmhouse built from plans available from the Canadian Pacific Railway's B.C. and Alberta Land Dept. In 1913 a 2 bedroom frame house with space for extra sleeping rooms in the attic could be built for about $950.  The CPR provided the plans and the materials, after they sold homesteaders a tract of land from their vast holdings.  My children's great-grandpa was one of those homesteaders and may have lived in such a house.  

The 2nd house witnessed a unique episode in Canadian history: the execution for treason of the Metis leader Louis Riel.  Time has allowed a re-examination of the events and issues surrounding the Red River and Northwest Rebellions, and Riel is widely regarded as a Canadia folk hero.  His mother's home where his body lay after the execution remains as a testament to Riel's place in history and the significance of the Metis people in the cultural makeup of Canada.

While I am exploring the Prairie Provinces I am finding so many exciting options of what to build. The pioneers who settled the west built everything from sod huts and log cabins to elegantly appointed homes.  Which one shall I visit next?

Nearly ready for uploading!

One more British inspired dress for upload coming soon. Just need to take pictures in game :) It's blue, red and white of course :) 

Also a modified version of my jacket dress to upload. If I'm struck by inspiration soon I might upload them as a new set with another addition. When I have some pics I shall post preview images here. 

My lace smart outfits for female children is almost ready too, I know it's take me ages! They shall appear soon. 

Thanks for checking in :)

Annie xoxo

Hi ... I'm back ... I hope

Hi Everyone, Hope you are all doing well ... man it has been a long time since I have been here and a long time since I have created anything. I still don't have a lot of time to devote to creating ... BUT ... I am going to try to do something every weekend, most of the time weekdays are just to hectic with working. I have started a couple of recolors using the textures from the Texture Challange and I also tried my hand at a couple of paintings for Sim 3 using VanillaSim's great tutorial ... so thats something new to add to my stuff and this weekend I am going to try to make some seamless patterns for Sim 3, and who knows maybe even try some meshing.

Sooooo see ya soon with some new stuff!!!

Enjoy Life it's to short not too!!!

Stay Safe!!!

Vacation is over! Back to work!

Okay - working on the Historic Canada Series isn't exactly work.  But my trip to my hometown in SW Ontario is over and my self-appointed task of recreating some of this country's historically significant sites is again underway.

While we were away, my husband and I enjoyed a visit to the Backus-Page House Museum - one of a few remaining homes built by residents of the historic Talbot Settlement along the north shore of Lake Erie.  The founder Colonel Thomas Talbot, born into Anglo-Irish nobility, used his influence to acquire 5000 acres of land in Upper Canada in 1803.  He carefully selected families from his homeland to colonize the region ruling over them with a somewhat despotic control.  The result was the organization of twenty-nine townships stretching from Long Point to the Detroit River.

When I was growing up in St. Thomas, once the political and commercial hub of the region, little mention was made of the Colonel in our history lessons.  Perhaps he was not fondly remembered by the descendants of the early settlers.  His own home, Malahide - named after the Irish castle in which he was born - fell into disrepair and was demolished in the 1990's in spite of the growing interest of local heritage enthusiasts.  Now the Tyrconnel Heritage Society and other history and genealogical societies work to protect the remaining evidence of early settlement including the John S. Pearce House (1809), the Col. Leslie Patterson House (1814), the Stephen Backus Farm (1825), the Meredith Conn House (1828), St. Peter's Anglican Church (1827) and the nearby cemetery.

We had a wonderful afternoon exploring the Backus-Page Museum and the adjoining Park, strolling through the woods on the sandy cliffs high above the crashing waves of Lake Erie.  The museum staff was friendly and knowledgeable, and our guide did an excellent job of pointing out the features of the house.  Turns out she is a fellow Simmer and was enthusiastic about my Historic Canada Series.  I took lots of pictures so that I could try to capture the simple elegance of the home, especially the handcrafts used throughout the home - quilts, hooked rugs and paintings by a descendant of the former owners.

While exploring the area, we also enjoyed spotting the large murals installed in various locations throughout the 5 counties of SW Ontario.  The Barn Quilt Trail project depicts traditional quilt patterns whose names evoke the historical or geographical aspects of the area.  The Backus-Page barn is the site of one such installation so I have included a quilt wallhanging in my Sims recreation (with thanks to TSR submitter IOS).  

I encourage you to take a little break from the Sims, explore your area and support your local heritage society.  You never know what might inspire your next Sims creation.

New Hair

I just got some ne hair and its soooooooooosooooooo cute and is ment 2 a cute cute diva like my sims 2 diva Stasi Hilmont. Im gonna have a cute little car to go with the bad girl look that I am looking for with camo pants army boots and a cool top!!!!!

Love, XOXO love girl xoxo

Away for the summer!

In case you haven't noticed, I've been on hiatus, and will continue to do so until the weather starts to get cold. During the warm months, I love to spend my time outside with the kids, and get away from the computer that's been keeping me warm during the cold months. I'm a huge fan of sunlight, and warm breezes, and I just can't get myself to sit in front of a computer screen when I can have warm sunlight light up my face instead, and a gentle breeze keep me cool instead of having heat from my computer over heat me. 

Other reason I'm not at my computer during the hot days is because I can't have my computer on or else it will over heat. My house doesn't keep cool very well, so it becomes necessary to keep heaters like my beast of a machine off during the hot days. Sometimes that can be for weeks.

Don’t' worry though, once the seasons change and the weather gets colder, I'll be back making more stuff. I've all ready got a few things mostly finished, and ideas in the works.

See you all in the fall!

Diamond