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Kitchen Clutter Set - Updated

Requires: BG - Base Game

These are new objects. May need to use MOO to put these in all slots.

Objects included:

  • Measuring Cup
  • Kitchen Wurx Sauce Pot
  • Kitchen Wurx Stock Pot
  • Cruet
  • Cutting Board Handled
  • Cutting Board Large
  • Cutting Board Rustic
  • Cutting Board Small
  • Glass Cylinder Canister Med
  • Glass Cylinder Canister Short
  • Glass Cylinder Canister Tall
  • Locking Sq...

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Greenhouse Stuff Part 1

The zip contains recolors of the Frieze Frame and Stepped Exterior Trim and the greenhouse roof pieces converted from Sims 3. They all should be Base Game.

These come in all of my metals colors which I tried to match to some of the metals I liked in game. Windows are coming next, I actually need to make new files and make them texture dependent so they don't take up a ton of space.  


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Brindleton Bay Barn Home - Poll

So I thought a good way to combine my projects this month would be to create a small farmhouse with greenhouse that can be used as a dining area as well for entertaining. That way, when Seasons comes out, Sims can have their celebrations outside in the winter if they want!

I'd prefer to have the greenhouse attached to the house, but it depends on how it looks once I put it together.

Keep in mind the home is going to be smaller as I'd like to fit it on the Hindquarter Hideaway lot shown a...

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June Project - Table Settings

I was thinking I'd do a couple different categories for place settings but I really want to get some input. What I've narrowed it down to:

'Set the Table' Basic Menu Choices

  • Casual - Fork, Spoon, Knife
  • Formal - 2 Forks, Spoon, Knife
  • Elegant - 2 Forks, 2 Spoons, Knife, Napkin, Dessert Fork & Spoon

Each of those settings will come in white and black plate variations. I had started making one plate variation for each color in my Dishes palette, but af...

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June Project - Table Clutter Set

With seasons on it's way I've decided to focus on getting my old table clutter set finished. It's going to be the perfect compliment to all the celebration and holiday gatherings! 

I think I'll make a few more recolors of of the dishes to match the seasons, no more than 16 swatches/recolor. I'm going to put together some palettes but I want to get some ideas from everyone before I do. Are there specific palettes you'd like to see? If so post a link below so I can check them out!

And...

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Museum - WIP Update

So I've decided to push this set pieces and lot out a month or two. I'll let you know where I'm at with it as I progress. There are several reasons for this:

  • I got behind due to slots and don't want to sacrifice objects to release it sooner. 
  • Glass roofs are coming and they'll work WAY better for this lot than dance floors.
  • I want to make some outdoor versions of Peacemaker's brick arches.  Unfortunately, the regular version doesn't match the brick when it's i...

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MmmHmm....

What updates? All I've heard about is the sprinkler and rain watering plants. I think there's more guys...

All I have to say is I KNEW IT!!!! 

lol :D

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Rugs

Oh lord, someone help me before I descend into rug-making madness lol

It was seriously easier to just make my own. Great news - I found a new way to layer filters to make a real life texture look more Sims 4ish. I'm going to try a few more :)

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Quad Manor Bookstore

Almost there guys! 

I made those bookshelves I was talking about but realized I really need some rugs and plants to spruce this place up. I decided I'm going to re-make some of plasticbox's stuff like the fringe rugs and separated plants because there are some issues with them in game and/or I can't find what I need easily lol.

Anyway, check it out so far, I'm super proud of it!

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Seasons Plans

Yes, it's not out yet and I'm already scheming hehehehe....

SO the new florist table is going to save me a lot of work with craft table part of the Drying/Dehydrating Skill & Objects.  I already started one, but the new one will have way better animations and I can either add to the table or use it as a base for my own. I'll be able to decide better when I know more about it. 

I'm SUPER stoked about the beehive; I've had SO many ideas about what I'd do if I made one so I'm ...

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Goal Changes - Seasons is Coming!!!

I'm going to be changing course for the next month, I'll explain in more detail below. Here's why:

  • Patches - I'm not sure what they're going to be changing and considering it's an expansion pack and there will likely be A LOT of changes I don't want to work on any major projects until I know how it affects them. 
  • New Stuff - There is a TON of new stuff coming! I will be making adjustments to the seasons objects so I'm going to run some ideas by you and ask for suggestions.<...

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Displays & Most Inserts

I was about to release these last night when I realized  trying to find which insert you needed was impossible. I had to do some renaming and reorganizing for them to make them easier to find. Keep in mind, you'll have several height variations for each catalog entry but the design tool will not work with them. If you want a different height you'll have to go back to the catalog and select the swatch with the proper height before placing it.

The empty displays can be used...

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Unlocked Artifacts

Requires: GP06 - Jungle Adventure

To keep the files small, most if not all of these rely on the original in-game object for their textures. 

Objects Included:

  • All Artifacts in All Quality and Rarity Combinations

These can be found in Decor > Sculptures by enabling the 'bb.showhiddenobjects' cheat. I did it this way because there are so man...

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1/3 depth inserts - WIP Update

This took a lot of trial and error to get these slots to make sense with most of the objects that needed to be displayed. I finished these earlier today and now that they're done I can use them as a base for the other size displays.

These fit REALLY nicely together in the case though. Much better than I could have envisioned lol. These are the 1/3 of the depth of the case, I have a couple of 2/3 depth versions and 1 full depth version. In each of those, there will be a version for each size ca...

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I finally got it!

It took like 3 days to get the slots in the right spots so that all versions of these inserts will fit properly inside the case. You can see where the different slot are on the insert below. 

So this is the Full Depth version, there will be a 1/3 depth and 2/3 depth version as well. I'm going to make these in multiple heights and for each display. You'll be able to mix and match them, I'll probably also make some smaller ones that are like 1/4-tile square for small things like gems and st...

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Vampire Walls

I made these for the bookstore. I removed the scroll pattern and I have red, green, and black so far.

Tell me what other colors you'd like to see in the comments below!

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Quad Manor Bookstore

So here are some screenshots of what I've got so far. I've made a bunch of extra stuff like street lamps, a chandelier, a bunch of wall ivy pieces, some window/door edits, and a bunch more. 

I've come across a problem (this is what happens when you build AFTER you make a set lol). All those cute deco books make it kinda laggy when you use a ton of them so I've got to go back and make some deco only book displays with books on them. I figure you can mix them with the emptied ones in the se...

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Museum WIP

So here are the cases I've got done so far. The idea behind these is that there will be inserts you can arrange however you want inside of these or just use them as is. The super large square one is to create historical scenes with, you can see a quick example of what I mean below.


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Quad Manor Bookstore WIP

This is turning out so cute! I'm almost done with the exterior then I'm moving on to the interior. I ended up making way more objects than I thought I would for this. Most were edits to window and tile sizes so they center differently. 

I'm aiming to get this done today so next Saturday I can start working on the Museum. I'd like to make sure that the museum is ready when the set is done. I'm so excited, I miss building so much and now that I have Lot Owners it gives me a...

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Update!

I updated this set to keep the books from reverting to the flat position, fixed the display box, and added some deco comics and comic stacks :)

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New Crafting Table

Preserving - Drying and Dehydrating

I need a little help...

So I needed to create a table where sims can bundle up several flowers and herbs to hang from the drying rack. Once dried you'll be able to use these in a recipe to make spice and herb bowls. I'll be adding Flower Arranging and Produce Packaging to this table later. Flower arranging will include making bouquets and sprays for table-capes and mantles. Produce Packaging will allow you to pack several harvestables ...

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Kids Activity Clutter

Requires: SP14 - My First Pets Stuff

To keep the files small, most if not all of these rely on the original in-game object for their textures.

Objects included:

  • Bucket of Chalk
  • Construction Paper
  • Construction Paper Stacks
  • Craft Paper Roll
  • Crayons
  • Markers
  • Paint Bottles
  • Ribbon Roll
  • Scissors
  • Small Paint Jars

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Books and Stuff - Pre-Release


Requires: Base ...

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Pet Frames

Requires: SP14 - my first pet stuff

To keep the files small, these rely on the original in-game object for their textures . They are searchable by ‘BrazenLotus’ in the catalog.

Objects included:

  • The Pet Pack - Frames #1-6

Separated wall stuffs :)

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Project Goals for May

I have a bit of catching up to do after being out for a week but this is what I'm working on this month:

  • Bookstore Set - wrap up this week for Patreons
  • Bookstore Lot in Windenburg - build and have ready for June 1st release
  • Museum Set - work on and ready for Patreons in June
  • Drying & Dehydrating  → work on objects and skill; focus on recipes once the main tuning is done
  • My First Pets Stuff - finish up separating stuff
  • Jungle ...

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Books and Stuff ;)

Just a couple of updates. I can finally sit at the computer now so I'm going to have this set finished in the next few days. Last thing is to make the signs and some magazine recolors.

You can see in the photos I've made some deco books and stacks of books to decorate with. I also made a bookend that, as you can see above, will hold a stack of books sideways so you can fill shelves with what look like actual skill books.

I made the stacks act like a retail shelf so when you put functiona...

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Some Changes as of Today

After a couple of polls and some thinking on the matter I've decided to change the perks a bit. I've done this for several reasons. One being that I'm moving to creating more mods which require a lot more time in-between the finished product. Secondly, sharing WIP's outside of Patreon will let people know what I'm working on so someone doesn't make the same thing.

Also, check out the main page if you get a chance. I've updated some descriptions and set some goals/priorities for current and fut...

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Spice Bowl

I like this wood texture better than the metal one. I think I'm going to make it like a regular dish where you can grab a serving and it will make the bowl smaller. The single servings will be spice bottles and I'm going to see if I can make an interaction to grab 4 servings at a time. Wish me luck!

P.S. Sorry these pictures are ginormous but I don't feel like editing them lol ;)


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Thank You

I just wanted to say thanks for all the well wishes. You guys really are wonderful and I appreciate the kind words from everyone. I'm doing much better today and I'll probably be back up and at it later this week. I'll need to go back at some point for a more complicated surgery but the doc says I can hold off for a bit. 

Anyway meshing anything from scratch on my laptop is a bit of a pain so instead I decided to work on the tuning portion of some upcoming projects today. I'll also see ab...

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Herbs & Flowers

I'm working on getting my harvestables up to date and as I'm going through and checking out the prices of the harvestables in game I realized that EA has upped the price on herbs and flowers significantly in some cases. I wonder what they have planned?

:D

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