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Tiny break - October billing is paused

Hello my dear friends,

As some of you might know already, I had a pretty busy summer, and quite exhausting mentally! We (my man & I) finally get a chance to take a break: two weeks of "holidays" (not 100% holidays, but 100% without computer! :D). I think last time we had something that could look like holidays was 5 years ago! :D

I'm leaving tomorrow and will be back the 10th of October. During this time, I will not be able to reply to your messages, as I won't have any intern...

Sims 4 - Cardboard cat paradise

Here's a large collection of cardboard boxes for your cats! Boxes, have I said? Naaaah! Throne! House! Castle!

Note that your Sims can build these by themselves with my Crafting mod table! :)

Including:

• ATS4_object_cardboardparadise_catnip_PETS.package          
• ATS4_object_cardboardparadise_catthrone_PETS.package  &...
  2021-09-17 17:33:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 3 - Cardboard cat paradise

Here's a large collection of cardboard boxes for your cats! Boxes, have I said? Naaaah! Throne! House! Castle!

Warning! The animations are all wonky as they're still the Cat Condo animations. It's OK once the cat is on place, but to get there, it looks silly.... :(

Including:

• ATS3_object_cardboardparadise_four-boxes_PETS.sims3pack                   
• ATS3_object_cardboardp...
  2021-09-17 17:33:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 4 - Bottle string lights

A tiny update for today but my best invention of the summer in real life! :D 

We have a string light, but I never know where to fix it, and if you put it right on the table, it doesn't light enough. So I ended up by fixing it on bottles where I had put a branch in Y, and often various plants supposed to drive away mosquitos. I so wanted that for my Simmies as well! So I turned my beer bottles into support (there's also versions without label). The string can be modular, ie you can ...

Sims 3 - Bottle string lights

A tiny update for today but my best invention of the summer in real life! :D

We have a string light, but I never know where to fix it, and if you put it right on the table, it doesn't light enough. So I ended up by fixing it on bottles where I had put a branch in Y, and often various plants supposed to drive away mosquitos.
I so wanted that for my Simmies as well! So I turned my beer bottles into support (there's also versions without label). The string can be modular, ie you can...

Sims 4 - Crafting table mod: new objects to build (sept. 17)

I've updated my crafting room work table to add my own menu. I'll add "Do It Yourself" objects there time to time.
Sims can now build their own baby mobiles (warning: one color option only for the homemade mobiles, while there's often several ones for the Buy catalog ones) and make cardboard houses for cats (for now, there's still a "wood working" animation, even while working cardboards. I hope it's something I'll be able to improve in the future!)

Including:

• ...
  2021-09-03 14:05:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 4 - Animated baby mobiles

It all started because I imagined a debate between Sims of mine about the mobile to install above the toddler bed (if you ever know my Sims 3, the debate was between Rémi, who wanted a sport mobile for his daughter, Jade, while, Mei-Mei, the mother, was more into classical stars or eventually cute sheeps...) As soon as I begin to imagine an objet for a Sim, I always begin to think "yeah, but then, what for [insert another Sim's name], so I soon needed planets, music notes, cars....

I'v...

Sims 3 - Animated baby mobiles

It all started because I imagined a debate between Sims of mine about the mobile to install above the toddler bed (if you ever know my Sims, the debate was between Rémi, who wanted a sport mobile for his daughter, Jade, while, Mei-Mei, the mother, was more into classical stars or eventually cute sheeps...) As soon as I begin to imagine an objet for a Sim, I always begin to think "yeah, but then, what for [insert another Sim's name], so I soon needed planets, music notes, cars....

The ...

DIY stuff?

Hey lovely people!

My first idea for the Crafting room workbench was to add a new menu with new craftable items I'd create (you can, for example, see that small shelf, made by Sim-Sandy herself!).
Is it something you'd like?
If you ever answer "yes", do you have ideas of craftable items you'd like to see ? (please, don't hesitate to post links to pictures in your comments)
My initial idea was:
- useful stuff to decorate home
- wooden stuff
- not too complex stuff: ...

Sims 4 - Crafting Room - Tools & Workbench

You thought the crafting room was complete, huh? You had already to push the walls to add more and more stuff to it, and yet, there's more?  Well, yes, because it reactivated that old wish of mine to build a repair café in my student town, a place to repair stuff, but also to craft various things, but also where to have a drink and a snack (because everything in my game ends up by a drink & a snack...) So, I needed tools; I re-used Sims 4 tools, I know they've been done before but I...

Sims 3 - Crafting Room - Tools & Workbench

You thought the crafting room was complete, huh? You had already to push the walls to add more and more stuff to it, and yet, there's more?
Well, yes, because it reactivated that old wish of mine to build a repair café in my student town, a place to repair stuff, but also to craft various things, but also where to have a drink and a snack (because everything in my game ends up by a drink & a snack...)
So, I needed tools; I re-used Sims 4 tools that I've made recolorable, I've also ...

Sims 4 - Alternative to picnic baskets

I was a bit disappointed by the Parenthood lunch bag, as it wasn't really possible to use custom ones,  so I'm happy with the Picnic basket option. I like having my Sims packing food to eat outside, but has it to be a picnic basket? No!! Why not having a picnic with a McDonald's take-out bag, that you can fill wiht hamburgers? Or a bakery bag filled for sandwiches and pies? Or a dabba, with more sophisticated meals? I also turned some Sims 4 meshes into picnic baskets: the cooler, made m...

Sims 3 - Alternative to picnic baskets

It happens often that, with a Sims 4 update, I wonder "but why haven't I done this earlier for Sims 3?!!". Today: alternative to picnic baskets. How could I have played for so long without having a paper bag (from bakery or McDonald's) working as a picnic basket? And a cooler? And a dabba? And... So, it's fixed, all my Sims can now picnic with something that is appropriate to their habits! :D
(the cute open picnic trunk, based on a Sims 4 mesh, looks lovely on cloth, but it looks weird whe...

Sims 4 - Food & drink updated for Cottage Living (Edited: fixed english hamburger & BigMac)

I've updated all my food& drinks (at least I think I haven't forgotten any?), so our Simmies can now have a Big Mac or a sandwich for picnic!
Note that I have also updated food that can not really used for picnic (all the "one-mouthful" food like Easter chocolates), or drinks, but now, at least, all my food & drinks can be put in inventory and in picnic baskets.

EDIT: English hamburger and BigMac have been remade (they didn't appear correctly in game); you can download th...

Sims 4 - Updated Perfume Mod (2025/08/23)

Here's a first improvement on my perfume mod: perfume bottles shouldn't be cleaned up any more like any dish!
You don't have to redownload all the perfume bottles, simply download the tiny mod file below.
I'm working on new improvements, but modding isn't my speciality and as explained here, I don't have all the time I'd want but I'm doing my best! :)

2022, February 4th: Perfumes are now really sale...

Sims 4 - Cottage Living updates to come (edited)

I know I need to update my food & drink to be fully compatible with Cottage Living (they're working fine but can't be used yet for picnic, which is a shame! Being unable to take Pringles to picnic!!!!)

I'm a bit behind all my projects because the latest two weeks have been SO hectic...
Mother-in-law had two surgeries, we visit her as often as possible though the hospital isn't near home, we had two car breakdowns (yes, two... one with our car, the day after with Mother-in-Law's ...

Sims 4 - More perfumes (functional)

Based on your requests, here's the second batch of functional perfumes, that will make your Sims feeling fresh, and eventually flirty or confident.
English & simlish labels.

Including:

• ATS4_mod_perfume_OUTDOORSRETREAT.package        

• ATS4_object_perfume_armani.package 

• ATS4_object_perfume_bonbon.package 

• ATS4_object_perfume_burberrybrit.package

• ATS4_object_pe...

  2021-07-30 12:38:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 3 - More perfumes (functional)

Based on your requests, here's the second batch of functional perfumes (if you own the EA Store Glassblowing station.)
English & simlish labels.

Including:

• ATS3_collection_other_perfume.package
• ATS3_object_perfume2021_bonbon.sims3pack      
• ATS3_object_perfume2021_burberrybrit....
  2021-07-30 12:38:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 4 - Armchair & loveseat - Add-ons to Cottage Living

An "emergency" update: my game screamed "WE NEED MATCHING SEATINGS!!" when I saw that lovely Cottage Living pub sofa, so, without waiting any longer, here are they!

Including:

• ATS4_object_cottageliving-addons_armchair.package
• ATS4_object_cottageliving-addons_loveseat.package

Sims 3 - Sims 4 to 3 Cottage Living (collection added)

There's indeed some objects from Cottage Living that I'd like to use in my Sims 3 game! My first love has been for the pub couch, to which I've added a matching armchair & loveseat. My pub wouldn't mind the framed pictures collection so I've converted them too. I also love the country iron stove. I've converted few kitchen clutter (a bit too Sims 4 to my taste, but quite OK). We always need a new table with cloth, right, so here's one!
And very weirdly, I converted the chair to have so...

Sims 4 - Slate as tablet

A tiny update today, based on a Patreon's request: a slate working as a tablet. You can use it for your historical games but it fits also well in more contemporary games! :)

Sims 3 - Slate as tablet

A tiny update today, based on a Patreon's request: a slate working as a tablet. You can use it for your historical games but it fits also well in more contemporary games! :)

Perfumes

If there's a specific perfume you'd need for your Sims, please post your suggestion here! :)

Sims 4 - Perfume (functional)

Here's a collection of perfume bottles that are not only decorative but functional, as long as you own Outdoors Retreat: using these perfumes will make your Sims feeling fresh, but also, depending on which perfume you're using, feeling flirty or confident!
I also updated older perfume bottles to be functional.

You'd want more? 2021-07-10 10:59:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 3 - Perfume (functional)

I remade my perfume bottles with new textures, new map and sometimes new meshes, and I've added few new ones. They're all functional if you own the EA Store Glassblowing station.

You'd want more? Suggestions are open to CC Hoarders!

Including: 2021-07-10 10:59:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 4 - Toys

When I've been asked to remake some of my old toys for Sims 4, I was quite excited because thanks to great modders like Ravasheen and PandaSama, I could actually have my kitchen toys or rocking horse/alligator functional again!
I've also revamped a bit my cloth doll that I had meshed 11 years ago!!
You'll also find a racing car circuit, doll furniture and my old black board! 12 new toys for your kiddies! Isn't it a bit like Christmas in July?

REQUIRED MODS: 2021-07-02 14:11:32 +0000 UTC View Post