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Description

Let your Sim’s creative side flourish as they find their passion and develop new skills. Will their crafting pursuits end in frustration or will they succeed in earning simoleons at the craft fair?

Features

• Find your passion
• Explore new skills
• Sell your wares at fairs or online
• Host a craft night party

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Interests

Just because a Sim has a high skill, doesn’t mean they have passion for it.

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Interests - Overview

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• Sim skills now have an interest meter ranging from ‘boring’ to ‘passionate’
• Traits will help set the baseline for your interest meters
• Talking with other Sims about your skills will boost your interest
• Interest dictates how quickly a sim learns a skill
• It may take a skill point or two for a sim to figure out how they feel about a skill
• A passionate Sim will receive more whims and positive moodlets for their skill
• Most Sims will only have one or two passions
• Child Sims forced to learn a skill may grow to resent it

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Interests - UI

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Skills

New skills to master.

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Skill - Jewelry Making

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• Table-top jewelry kit can be used at any desk, dining table, or counter top, perfect for crafters with limited space
• The jewelry station is a standalone object for the serious crafters or Sims lucky enough to have their own craft room
• Unlock new CAS items by crafting or by purchasing jewelry from a maker
• Use your crystal collection to unlock special designs!

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Skill - Yarn Arts

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• Yarn art kit allows Sims to purchase yarn and craft right from their inventory
• Sims will craft yarn arts while sitting on a couch or comfy chair and can watch tv or participate in conversation while doing so
• Unlock CAS items such as scarves, hats, sweater, or mittens
• Craft blankets for staying warm and plush toys for child Sims

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Skill - Scrapbooking

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• Table-top scrapbooking kit, can be placed in inventory, perfect for Sims on the go or traveling to a craft night
• The scrapbooking station is a standalone object for the Sims who want to take their hobby to the next level
• Create pages using photos and a special scrapbooking UI
• Pages can be hung on the wall or bound together in a memory book
• Craft greeting cards to sell or send to your friends

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Skill - Pottery

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• Throw pottery using the new pottery-wheel then bake it in the kiln
• Craft pots for plants, along with a variety of decorative bowls and vases
• Use crafted vases with the florist station from Seasons

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Skill - Sewing

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• Use the new sewing machine object to craft CAS items and buy mode objects
• Hand sewing can be done while sitting similar to yarn arts, but takes much longer to complete projects
• Unlock CAS items to wear or sell
• Craft quilts to stay warm and plush toys for child Sims to play with

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Skill - Painting

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• Painting has been improved, Sims now can now master different types of painting: acrylic, watercolor and oil
• Similar to cooking/gourmet cooking, Sims can only paint with acrylic to start; the watercolor painting skill is unlocked by reaching level 3 in acrylic, the oil painting skill is unlocked by reaching level 6 in acrylic OR level 3 in watercolor painting
• Table-top painting kit, perfect for hobbyist painters, can create postcards and small paintings

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Skill - Woodworking

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• Woodworking is now a separate skill from handiness
• New whittling kit which allows sims to craft small wood sculptures from their inventory
• Combine your painting and woodworking skills to make signs and painted furniture

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Craft Fairs

Earn Simoleons by selling your hand crafted products

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Craft Fairs - Overview

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• Craft Fairs are events that happen on special lots, similar to Get to Work career lots
• There are several different fairs with different themes and attendees
• Sims must apply to each art fair, each has different requirements
• Sims will be able to decorate their booth and save the configuration for later

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Craft Fairs - Fair Descriptions

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And More!

Simsy, art centers, craft nights, and blankets, oh my!

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More - Simsy

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• Does your sim not have the time to devote to craft fairs? How about selling your hand crafted items from the comfort of your own computer?
• Post listings on Simsy
• Receive special orders

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More - Art Centers

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• Your Sims can rent studio space at the art center to practice their skills and create art while surrounded with like-minded Sims
• Boost your skills or learn new designs by attending a class taught by a craft instructor

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More - Craft Night

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• Host a new type of event by using your phone or computer
• Sims learn skills faster when other Sims in the same room are working on the same skill
• Take your craft night to the next level by hiring a craft instructor

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More - Blankets & Quilts

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• Sim crafters can learn to make blankets using the yarn art skill or quilts using the sewing skill
• Sims can now wrap up in blankets or quilts on couches, chairs, or beds to either read a book, watch tv, or chat with other Sims
• Sims will now nap with a blanket or quilt if available on both beds and couches
• Messy and Lazy Sims will throw blankets in a pile on the ground when done; Neat sims will fold them and place them in a blanket basket a quilt keeper
• Toddler Sims can become attached to blankets and will carry them around

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More

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• Scarves are a new accessory category in CAS
• Return of the Freelancer/Self Employed Career
• Inventory Improvements, Sims will need a better way to hang on to all of their crafting supplies and finished projects

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Inspiration - Skills

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Inspiration - Craft Fair

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Inspiration - Craft Night

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Credits

Huge thanks to all the creators for the CC used in this concept!

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