~ F A L L ~
Well guys, I’m back with some happy/sad news. I lost my job in Appaloosa Plains (to the Principle’s niece no less) and because of that I’ve had to move. I’m so sad to be leaving my Grandmothers Victorian/Farmhouse behind, especially since I’d spent so much time and heart renovating it just how I liked.
But the good news is I’ve found another job in Winchester as a school teacher. It’s a much smaller school but I think it will be a good change. I’m coming on as a full time teacher and also an administrative aid and I’m hoping that during my time here I can really make a difference. So far I’m loving the small town community vibes here.
I’ve also been able to move into my own little farm here. Complete with garden and a little barn with a studio on top. I don’t paint but maybe I’ll have to start trying. The fall weather is so gorgeous and inspiring. The house needs some updating so I’m currently painting to start. As I make progress I’ll share.
Here’s to my favorite season and some new beginnings. Cheers.
-Gracie
Last sunrise here before heading out. Please excuse my early morning “I’m not ready for this day” face. Lol, but I’m so thankful to my bestie for taking these pictures for me.
Gracie
I decided today would be a good day for to come back from lurking and share something with you!
I am in love with all of the TS4 cc created by @dk-sims, and I decided I would teach myself to convert cc just so I could enjoy them in TS3 too! So here is the first of a couple of my conversions! I hope you love them as much as I do :)
So today I bring you:
Found under the wallpaper category
Download them here: SFS Original TS4 version: Here
Enjoy!
Today I’m sharing some home updates. My sweet friend Becca who I visited at the blogging conference is an interior designer and she helped us pick paint colors, and her husband and mine came and tore up walls, put in new floors, and put up trim and paint. I love the new black doors, white trim and finally white windows. Here are some before and afters! The Before of the entryway in one word was: Dark!
I’m so in love with the after. The bench was an antique store find, and I love the half shiplap, half painted walls Becca helped us with. I love all the flowers in this space and it’s so functional for our needs.
Here’s the before of the living room. Can you tell that we bought this house from some elder sims? But now I love how light and bright it is. The fireplace is my favorite and I love how now the center of our home feels so peaceful and inviting. We have also finished the laundry room and downstairs bathroom, so all that’s left is the kitchen/dinning area. But I think the next space I’ll be sharing is my office make over. (Or cute pictures of our animal friends! Speaking of Bella is being her normal self making a mess and photobombing these living room photos!)
Hope you enjoyed these photos! More to come soon!
I’ve been working so hard and finally I got promoted! I am now officially a teacher! Now I just have to get this mountain of laundry done. Hopefully with this promotion I’ll have more money to put into my house renovation (I’m living in an old Victorian that I inherited from my Nana). For now enjoy my Landry Reno, I just love the tile. I don’t love waiting around for the drier to finish though!
Because there aren’t many ppl doing it for my game lol I need to know.
There was a shocking scarcity of Christmas CC for us Sims 3 players this year so I decided to remedy that!
Here are 14 Christmas items for you all converted from TS4! All objects are non-recolorable but most have multiple swatches from their original creators. Huge thank you to all the TS4 creators who allow conversions! I appreciate you so much! @msteaqueen @leosims4cc @simthingnew @syboubou, and Mxims
Download here! http://simfileshare.net/folder/152517/ In this “Christmas Goodies” set you’ll find, these items were created by the wonderful:
@simthingnew - New Cozy Cabin Christmas Set - TS4 version here x
Cozy Cabin Christmas Merry Christmas Painting - I included two versions of this painting. One for the wall which can be found in Paintings and Posters for $25 and one in Misc Decor that can be slotted on shelves for $25 (they are labeled obj_pic and obj_dec if you only want one of the other)
Cozy Cabin Christmas Rustic Sign - $25 simoleons under Paintings and Posters and Misc. Decor.
Cozy Cabin Christmas Farm Truck Painting - $25 simoleons under Paintings and Posters
Cozy Cabin Christmas Long Pillow - $25 simoleons under Misc Decor, Misc Comfort, and Rugs. 1 preset.
Cozy Cabin Christmas Plaid Pillow - $25 simoleons under Misc Decor, Misc Comfort, and Rugs. 2 presets
Cozy Cabin Christmas Fur Pillow - $25 simoleons under Misc Decor, Misc Comfort, and Rugs. 1 preset.
Cozy Cabin Christmas Wood Sign - $25 simoleons under Misc Decor and Sculptures. 1 preset.
I did not converted the Believe Blocks as they have already been converted to ts3 by my lovely friend @minasims here x
@Syboubou - for the amazing Rustic Christmas set for TS4 here x (I only wish I had the talent to convert the rest but need to learn some more. Maybe Christmas 2022)
Rustic Christmas Gifts - $49 simoleons under Misc Decor. 5 presets.
Rustic Christmas Stockings - $49 simoleons under Paintings and posters. 5 presets. Slots to the wall and shiftable. Remember to use Moveobjects on to hang on the fireplace :)
@msteaqueen for her lovely recolors of:
Mxims Gentleman's HW Coffee Mug (Mesh found hosted here x, Recolor here x) - $10 simoleons under Misc Decor. 13 presets ( if I counted right :P)
Chicklet Mini Rustic Table Signs (TS4 Mesh here x, Recolor here x) - $19 simoleons under Misc Decor. 20 presets.
@leosims4cc for the adorable:
Christmas Mats TS4 version here x - $50 simoleons under Rugs. 16 presets. Merry Christmas all! Hope you have a wonderful day! @xto3conversionsfinds @katsujiiccfinds
Hey all 👋🏼 Just popping in to say you’ll see a few things coming up. I have a small collab that should be next, as well as a nice big set that I just need to finish preview pics for. After that I’m thinking I’ll do some mini sets (big sets take a long time! I’m a little burnt out).
Thought it might be fun to leave a little poll and see what kind of CC you guys might like in your game :D
I’d love if you’d go vote here:
https://forms.gle/UeYe5Q2XHkgg4JY6A
This is an awesome mod that I have play tested and it make so many new types of businesses possible! Gone are the Sims 3 days of savy seller rugs everywhere, instead we’ve been gifted a marvelous Sims 2 ofb inspired mod that makes business dreams come true! I’m seriously so excited to see what the community can do with this. I have so many ideas for new shops, and I’m sure so do many others. If you’ve ever wanted to run a ts3 business this is the mod for you!
Yay, it’s finally here! Sim State Dude’s Open For Business for Sims 3 has arrived! I had the privilege of being part of a fun and great group of simmers who helped test this mod over at MissyHissy’s Discord and this mod is amazing, definetly a game changer! *Download and install Dude’s mod and enjoy!*
Watch the launch trailer video on his Youtube channel here!
Link to SSD’s Youtube channel.
Sims State & Co mod notes:
Welcome to Sim State! A new mini expansion focused on adding ownable stores to the game in an open ended format. Create a store, hire employees, set objects for sale (without rugs!), restock objects, earn XP on sales to increase your rank and more! Check it out below! DISCLAIMER: The mod has been thoroughly tested by myself and other simmers but due to the nature of public release I cannot guarantee you won’t run into a new one! As a rule make backups to keep your saves safe, but you can shutdown a business by purchasing a computer and using the ‘Manage Business’ option on the lot, this should fix any Sim State specific issues for a buggy lot. Thanks! DONATIONS Completely optional but for anyone who enjoys the mod and would be interested in helping out financially you have my deepest appreciation! FEATURES -Ownable Stores Create and run stores across town, you can open a maximum of one business per lot, but there are no limits on the amount of stores you can run! Pay the $1000 set up fee and start today! -Hire & Manage Employees Use the scripted OFB register to manage your store and hire/fire employees! Call them into work and assign them roles, you can even switch households and work at a store run by another sim, create managers and complex economy systems around your town! Running an upmarket boutique? Customise your employee uniforms to match the style. -XP & Ranks Stores level up in rank similar to resorts. Using a custom UI system you can earn up to 5 stars which allow for more employees and higher prices! The ratio is 1:10 per Simolean earned! -Customer Satisfaction Points Inspired by a similar mechanic used in The Sims 2 your businesses earn points for each purchase. Use these points to purchase the $1000 cash reward or a security system! -Petty Theft Yup! Crime can be an issue for your stores, keep and eye out on sims eager for a freebie! If you see a notification popup and your stock diminishing you may be able to catch the thief quickly by clicking on them and using the 'Stop Thief’ interaction; this will call the police and have them arrested! Purchase the security system to automatically call them and halt any negative impact on your Customer Satisfaction Points! Keep an eye on those Kleptomaniacs and Evil sims… but anyone with the right motive could leave you missing a few items! -Mystery Shoppers Randomly sims that visit your store will have a chance of being a mystery shopper which will earn you a nice bonus of funds! Keep objects stocked up and prices fair to stand the best chance of high rewards. Can you get a perfect 100/100 score? -Frugal Sims… Not everyone will be happy with your inflated prices, keep some objects set to a low mark-up to ensure frugal sims don’t complain! -Power Surges Randomly during thunderstorms your sims have a chance of experience a power cut! Don’t worry though, the don’t last long… usually! -Custom UI’s & New In game Lessons A few visual improvements to the notification system give a fresh look to the game. You can also find 8 new lessons under the 'Sim State’ heading! Well after months of work and the great sims community I am pleased to finally release the mod! As mentioned above it may have a few outstanding bugs but hopefully nothing too serious, let me know how you find it in the comments! I would love to see what stores you run with Sim State so please post about the mod and your experiences on social media and YouTube! A few special thanks go out to Battery, GameFreak, Lyralei and Zoeee for all their help getting this project to release and helping me understand the Sims 3 API and learn C#! Finally I will be posting the source code and assets as open source in the near future, I am stepping back from active development myself but I know there’s a selection of active simmers interested in supporting the mod into the future. I would appreciate credit for the original idea and version but if you wish to take the mod/update it or release it in an updated form elsewhere I would be interested to see where it goes! Thank you to everyone who helped out and everyone who tries the mod, I really hope it adds something new and fun to The Sims 3 scene! I really believe that with the right motivation someone could create an entire new EP for TS3 it really is very moddable when you get stuck in! Enjoy! Regards, Sim State Dude (& Co)
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Been a while but wanted to pop in and show you all what I've been up to. I started this Hospital in Saint Greer, but now it moves around to all my towns with me. Been inspired to finish decorating as I eagerly await the next version of @olomaya's Private Clinic mod. Coming soon is Optometry, which I've included a space for on floor one, more maternity care so that's the second floor, and currently we have the psychiatry module, so I have a counseling room and office on floor three, meeting space, and of course all the techy machinery. Along with a beautiful but totally not functional kids ward. Photos below. Will also be on my simblr.cc for more details :)