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Various natural patterns

I've updated today with some natural basic patterns. Those are cocos, rattan and wood.

Get them here!

Enjoy!

TS3 Workshop Video Tutorial

Check out the TS3 Workshop Pattern Plugin Video Tutorial if you have difficulties in understanding the process with the available documentation material. :)

Anyone is welcome to translate the subtitles into your own language. Just PM me and I'll send you the .txt file to work with.

Still here.

I'm still around. To be honest I haven't opened Sims 2 since I got my Sims 3 game.

I still have some more Sims 2 creations to upload before I run out, but then I have to decide if I want to do both or just Sims 3 or what. I really like the Sims 3 game and while it has some quirks yet, I much prefer it to Sims 2.

That said, I like the look of Sims 2 better. Seems to be much more versatile in terms of what is possible.

I'm also excited because I'm getting a shiny new PC which should be here in a couple of weeks. It will be more than able to handle both games well. The only drawback is I have to get everything installed. Not looking forward to that.

So what do you folks think? Are you all going over to Sims 3? Are you all staying with Sims 2? (Heidi, we've already discussed this.)

I just submitted another Sims 3 lot, my third. Hopefully I'm improving. We'll see what you think.

Having fun creating patterns for you. Will try some more advanced ones this weekend.

Nurseries are on hold for a little bit. I need to get a bit of inspiration in that department. Maybe if I play the game with some children in it, I will have more of a feel for it. I've played with kids before, though. Never thought much about what thiings looked like during that time as I recall.

Well, it is very late and I have to sleep at least a little. I'll talk more about everything with you later.

NK

Sims 3 Time!

Haven't updated my blog in ages! Thanks to everyone who bookmarked me or left me comments on my shots. It's much appreciated. Playing Sims 3 is quite addicting isn't it? Fun factor is there and reminds me strongly of Sims 1. Stuff that they did not add to the Sims 2. I might venture on creating styles for the Sims 3 and submit my works here. As for RL, I need a lot of catching up to do in my job, feel free to check out my Sims 3 styles in my Sims 3 page in the meantime.

Feel free to add me as a friend:

http://www.thesims3.com/mypage/ticticc13

UPDATE!!!!! PLEASE READ FRIENDS!

Hey everybody!!! So I havent fallen off the face of the earth, no, instead I'm here at camp working myself to the bones! *sigh* I've been settling for sims 3 and I must say that the gameplay is quite unique compared to sims 2. I will still be creating, writing, and making screenies of sims 2, as it is my favorite in comparison. However, I am loving building for sims 3~and the graphics of the screenies are pretty cool too.

while i'm at camp, you'll see a lot of new uploads coming from me. I'll be checking out tsr's new workshop and trying it on for size;) I also have a new story coming up!!! I have yet to start it, but the ideas are rolling!! I've uploaded some screenies tonight previewing it, PLEASE READ THE CAPTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, AND OF LOVE & LUST IS NOT OVER. I'VE WRITTEN BOTH EPISODES 5 & 6 AND I WILL HAVE THEM UPLOADED AS SOON AS I GET HOME. BE LOOKING FOR THEM AFTER JULY 4TH (MY LAST DAY OF WORK). THE LAST TWO EPISODES ARE REALLY AWESOME!! GET EXCITED!! :)

lastly, i've been working continuously on my blog. im prepping to start taking on some serious writing. i hope you will stay tuned for some updates. it's not quite ready yet!

please comment.

love,

Christina.

More June Uploads - Female Tux Set

This Set contains only 2 Items. Recoloured from an outfit in Nightlife. These Formal Items were inspired by the Tux - creating the Female Tux Set!!

They are in Pending at the moment. Cross fingers they are approved. Hope you like them!!

Thank you

Twin2162 aka Caitlin

User Policy - Sims 3 Patterns

I thought it would be best if I drew up a few ground rules regarding my Sims 3 patterns. Please read this post before downloading or using my patterns. Thank you! You may to everything but please, DO NOT;

* Upload my patterns to any other site, or upload different colours using my patterns as a base,

* Upload or include my patterns with any furniture, sims, walls or lots anywhere other than TSR,

* Use any parts of my base patterns for any other textures or patterns.

Thank you for reading and obeying this policy.

Passed Million Mark on Thank Yous!!!

OH, you guys are fantastic. Just passed 1 million Thank You's!! Wow!! thank you all for taking the time to click that link. I really appreciate it. I know it is a little harder, now with Version 7, but glad you take the time to let me know you like it.

Thanks again for all your support through Thanks You's, Downloads, & Comments. You guys are GREAT!!!

Two more broken showers and a fritzed dishwasher later...

Ghost Jane is still preggers.  I haven't had much time to play lately so I've yet to see the baby, but other Sims will happily pat Jane's belly and coo at it.  It's kind of freaky -- see my most screenshot "Eilram and Dead Pregnant Jane" for one example.

Things around the house are still breaking like mad.  I can't tell if this is the effects of the ghost or not, really, because this is the only household I've really played and it's always seemed a little "cursed" to me -- the stereo, computer, and TV all broke the first time anyone used them after moving in.  Ghost Jane is quite the mechanic though, so she just busies herself fixing things as they go.  She's also been slowly working on upgrading everything to "Unbreakable", which should be nice.

Meanwhile, my lot submissions are seeming to go OK, but I cannot manage to get a pattern accepted.  I've made two so far and have tried twice now to submit one of them, but it's just not going well.  My pattern was rejected the first time for not tiling properly, except it does, so I went and double- and triple-checked it (yep, tiling fine!), then resubmitted it with additional screenshots.  The first time I'd just submitted it with a screenshot of the pattern on clothing from CAS, so I thought having it on a wall and a bed, too would be good and perhaps that was the problem with the first submission.  I put together an image showing it as a bedspread and a wallpaper, and a dress and a robe, and submitted that only to have it rejected because, "We require you to submit an image that shows how the pattern tiles on a surface or clothing."

Argh, but I did, I did, I did!  It doesn't seem the reasons are matching up with things that are actually wrong with the pattern.  It's very frustrating.  I'm going under the assumption for now that it's just a glitch in the system and it will hopefully be worked out (I know that when I previewed my second submission the screenshot took several seconds to load off TSR's image server -- someone moving through sumbissions quickly might never have seen the screenshot unless they had it open for at least 10 seconds).  I hate to whine about it, but it is just very discouraging.  And I'm a whiner, too.  Perhaps it's the rainy days keeping me inside and making everything seem dull that makes it just all seem so very dire, eh?

TS3.com Drama

For those that have sent me a friend request on TS3.com, I am not ignoring you or denying your requests. I have sent emails left and right to EA trying to get this issue resolved, but I cannot log in. It tells me I don't exist...even when I use the username and password sent to me by the site.

I got an email from someone at EA and I was told that my TS2 account seems to have been deleted and that they do not have the authority to delete accounts. Wait...what?! I am not talking about a TS2 account...

I recieve 20 and 30 emails a day from the site telling me about friend requests and whatnot, my account can't possibly be deleted...not too mention I never had a TS2 account in the first place. Also, I still see my account and all the creations I made at the Creator's Camp. The account is not deleted, I assure you.

I was able to log in without a problem until they launched the 'public' TS3.com. But, oh well...looks like no one is willing to fix the issue, so I do apologize for everyone that's sending 'requests' my way. I can't log in to approve them...