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Build-n-Share Challenge #225-226 • Jingle Bells
Build Deadline: Wednesday, 11th December, Midnight Central
Build-n-Share Challenge #225-226 • Jingle Bells
‘Its such a wonderful time of the year,’ you think to yourself as you tuck the Christmas card the Johnson’s sent you back into its envelope. According to the card they were all moved in and happily decorating for the holidays. Could anything be nicer than a new family in their dream home?
You kick back in your office chair, closing your eyes to take a few minutes to enjoy the peace and the moment. Outside your office windows, snow falls in beautiful fat flakes, piling up in perfectly fluffy piles. On the radio, carols play softly in the background. Dimly you can hear the musical jingle of bells on a rapidly approaching sleigh outside. Such a perfect moment.
Then a thought crosses your mind. ‘Wait…a sleigh?’ No one in the area owns a sleigh as far as you know. You open your eyes just in time to see it whisk by, brightly painted and drawn by several antlered animals. ‘Were those…reindeer?’ You shake your head. ‘Couldn't be. We’re too far south… right?’ The jingling bells stop before you make up your mind to get up and look.
A few minutes later, you hear Rose’s voice in her “greeting clients” tone. Her chirpy greeting is followed by a man’s deep voice. You quickly straighten up from your lounging position at your desk. The man lets out a laugh that can only be described as jolly. It’s the kind of laugh that makes it impossible not to smile.
Rose knocks on the door, then opens the door with a huge smile on her face. It’s the kind of smile that you have seen on a child’s face when they see the tree on Christmas morning, a smile filled with joy and wonder. In one hand she has a tree shaped cookie. “Your next clients are here!”
“Please send them in,” you ask, smiling at her. Between the smile, the cookie and the silly red Santa hat she’s wearing, its hard to resist smiling. Rose opens the door all the way and steps aside to usher in your clients.
The man who comes through the room is tall, with broad shoulders and thickly muscled arms. His silver white beard easily reaches mid-chest and looks soft as the snow outside. You judge him to be about 50ish. Next to him, standing as high as his shoulders is obviously his wife. Her hair is as white as his beard and she carries a basket over one arm. Her plump face, like her husbands, bears a happy smile. Both wear thick coats with fur edgings and matching fur hats.
“My my, what a lovely office.” chirps the wife. “Thank you for seeing us without an appointment.”
“Not at all. Please have a seat,” You say, gesturing them to the chairs in front of your desk.
“Thank you dear.” She opens the basket and pulls out a plate of cookies. “These are for you.”
“Why thank you!” You cant help but admire them. They are gorgeously decorated, like the cookies you see in magazines. As you select one, she pulls out three mugs and bottle of milk. Biting into it, you almost purr with bliss. It has that just out of the oven warmth.
In his booming voice, her husband says, “We chose you because you’ve been good this year. I’ve made a list of your projects, all beautifully done.”
“A list?” The idea is disconcerting to you.
His wife chuckles merrily, “Oh yes, he loves his lists. Always checks them twice too. Have some milk dear.” Obediently you sip at the milk, startled at the icy coldness of it. You study your mug, certain that it came out of the same basket as the oven warm cookies. When you look at the Mrs, her bright blue eyes simply twinkle merrily.
He smiles, “Have you made a Christmas list young lady?”
“Now dear,” chides his wife, handing him a cookie. “We’re not here on work.”
“Right, right.” He laughs and bites into the cookie.
She smiles at you, “Sorry about that. Christmas is our business you might say. And it’s so busy this time of year. We decided to grab a few quiet moments and come talk to you.”
“Of course. What can I do for you?”
“We’ve decided that we would like a vacation home.” he says happily, “She’s russian and I’m dutch-german, so we’d like the home to reflect that. Also, my wife is an amazing cook.” He slaps his stomach, as broad as his shoulders, merrily. “As you can see. So she needs a gourmet level kitchen with plenty of room to cook in. I need a stable, for 8.”
“9 dear.” His wife interjects.
“Right. 9. Sorry. But no stalls. They like to mingle. And a fireplace. Me and the Missus enjoy snuggling before a fire at the end of a long day. I’ll need a study so I can get out from under her feet and check my lists.”
“And since Christmas is both our business and our passion,” she says, “We’d like the decorating in traditional Christmas colors. Other than that, we’d like it to have all the things a normal home has. We’ll leave the rest of it up to you. What do you think dear?”
“I think we can easily accommodate those requests, ma’am. Would 2 weeks be soon enough?”
“Oh my yes. Thank you dear.” She stands up, tucking the mugs back into her basket. “Now then, we’ll be off and let you get back to work. Ready dear?”
He stands up too, holding out a large hand, “Wonderful to meet you. Look forward to seeing what you do.”
Then he escorts his wife out. A few minutes later, the jingle of bells starts up and fades away into the distance. You sit for a few moments, nibbling a cookie. Then you realize something. “Rose?” you call out.
She pokes her head in, “Yes?”
“Did you get their names?”
“Why… no actually. I didn’t.” She blushes, “He just seemed so familiar I completely forgot…”
“Me too… makes me think of someone I knew when I was a kid…”
The brief:
30×30 lot or 40×40 lot
Must be decorated in Christmas colors
Russian/Dutch/Germanic architecture and design.
Fireplace
Study
Large, gourmet kitchen
Stable for 9
Budget: 180k
The rest is up to you, so, however many beds and baths you want to put in!
Deadline: Wednesday, 11th December, Midnight Central.
Remember to have fun and enjoy the challenge! And Happy Holidays!
Official Entry List
Beginner:
NAME: iampes23
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7853516
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s97.photobucket.com/user/iampes23/slideshow/Jingle%20Bell%20Build%20and%20Share%20225-226
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes please
Intermediate:
NAME: Jasonmloh
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7840290
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s825.photobucket.com/user/jason_m_loh/library/JingleBell?sort=9&page=1
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes please
NAME: masajo
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7841896
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/masajo1/library/Jingle%20Bells
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes please
NAME: SimiHendrixEXP
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7842019
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1198.photobucket.com/user/SimiHendrixEXP/story/22725
http://s1198.photobucket.com/user/SimiHendrixEXP/media/2013%20Holiday%20BuildNShare%20Entry%20Pics/Screenshot-372.jpg.html?sort=6&o=0
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please.
NAME: RachelShennan
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7842301
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/JabberJayyy/library/BNS%20223-224%20Jingle%20Bells?sort=6&page=1
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yep
NAME: linzlulubell
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7852172
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1367.photobucket.com/user/lin-zlulubell/library/jingle%20bells?sort=2&page=1
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes but don't be harsh
NAME: Countrykris1play
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7853737
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/countrykris2/slideshow/Santas%20Holiday%20House
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
NAME: MARYKUP
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7853891
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s870.photobucket.com/user/MaryKup5856/library/KRINGLE%20KOTTAGE?sort=6&page=1
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
NAME: MrzNSmith
LINK TO LOT:
LINK TO MEDIA: https://plus.google.com/photos/106650179734421527521/albums/5956161570032694033?authkey=CMScubmvpIq-jQE
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
Advanced:
NAME: ArikaB
LINK TO LOT: n/a It was glitchy in Edit Town with fireplaces (kept crashing my game when I tried to move or replace a fireplace), so I'm not uploading it just in case it would cause problems for others.
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s957.photobucket.com/user/ArikaB1/library/BnS%20225-226?sort=6&page=1
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please.
NAME: ISHTARJMD
LINK TO LOT:
LINK TO MEDIA: http://wp.me/p34lt9-dg
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
NAME: noisybrain
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7854152
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/noisybrain/library/Jingle%20Bell%20Dream
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes
NAME: Lebanna
LINK TO LOT:
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s125.photobucket.com/user/Bel-Anna/slideshow/Sims/Jingle%20bells%20-%20Challenge%20225-226
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
Results
Click on the judge's name to see their comments.
Beginner - Judge: Lebanna
First Place: iampes23
Optional Challenge: N/A
Intermediate - Judge: KittKat7147
First Place: countrykris1play
Second Place: linzlulubell
Third Place: Masojo
Optional Challenge: N/A
Advanced - Judge: FaithofKaela
First Place: ArikaB
Optional Challenge: N/A
Build Deadline: Wednesday, 11th December, Midnight Central
Build-n-Share Challenge #225-226 • Jingle Bells
‘Its such a wonderful time of the year,’ you think to yourself as you tuck the Christmas card the Johnson’s sent you back into its envelope. According to the card they were all moved in and happily decorating for the holidays. Could anything be nicer than a new family in their dream home?
You kick back in your office chair, closing your eyes to take a few minutes to enjoy the peace and the moment. Outside your office windows, snow falls in beautiful fat flakes, piling up in perfectly fluffy piles. On the radio, carols play softly in the background. Dimly you can hear the musical jingle of bells on a rapidly approaching sleigh outside. Such a perfect moment.
Then a thought crosses your mind. ‘Wait…a sleigh?’ No one in the area owns a sleigh as far as you know. You open your eyes just in time to see it whisk by, brightly painted and drawn by several antlered animals. ‘Were those…reindeer?’ You shake your head. ‘Couldn't be. We’re too far south… right?’ The jingling bells stop before you make up your mind to get up and look.
A few minutes later, you hear Rose’s voice in her “greeting clients” tone. Her chirpy greeting is followed by a man’s deep voice. You quickly straighten up from your lounging position at your desk. The man lets out a laugh that can only be described as jolly. It’s the kind of laugh that makes it impossible not to smile.
Rose knocks on the door, then opens the door with a huge smile on her face. It’s the kind of smile that you have seen on a child’s face when they see the tree on Christmas morning, a smile filled with joy and wonder. In one hand she has a tree shaped cookie. “Your next clients are here!”
“Please send them in,” you ask, smiling at her. Between the smile, the cookie and the silly red Santa hat she’s wearing, its hard to resist smiling. Rose opens the door all the way and steps aside to usher in your clients.
The man who comes through the room is tall, with broad shoulders and thickly muscled arms. His silver white beard easily reaches mid-chest and looks soft as the snow outside. You judge him to be about 50ish. Next to him, standing as high as his shoulders is obviously his wife. Her hair is as white as his beard and she carries a basket over one arm. Her plump face, like her husbands, bears a happy smile. Both wear thick coats with fur edgings and matching fur hats.
“My my, what a lovely office.” chirps the wife. “Thank you for seeing us without an appointment.”
“Not at all. Please have a seat,” You say, gesturing them to the chairs in front of your desk.
“Thank you dear.” She opens the basket and pulls out a plate of cookies. “These are for you.”
“Why thank you!” You cant help but admire them. They are gorgeously decorated, like the cookies you see in magazines. As you select one, she pulls out three mugs and bottle of milk. Biting into it, you almost purr with bliss. It has that just out of the oven warmth.
In his booming voice, her husband says, “We chose you because you’ve been good this year. I’ve made a list of your projects, all beautifully done.”
“A list?” The idea is disconcerting to you.
His wife chuckles merrily, “Oh yes, he loves his lists. Always checks them twice too. Have some milk dear.” Obediently you sip at the milk, startled at the icy coldness of it. You study your mug, certain that it came out of the same basket as the oven warm cookies. When you look at the Mrs, her bright blue eyes simply twinkle merrily.
He smiles, “Have you made a Christmas list young lady?”
“Now dear,” chides his wife, handing him a cookie. “We’re not here on work.”
“Right, right.” He laughs and bites into the cookie.
She smiles at you, “Sorry about that. Christmas is our business you might say. And it’s so busy this time of year. We decided to grab a few quiet moments and come talk to you.”
“Of course. What can I do for you?”
“We’ve decided that we would like a vacation home.” he says happily, “She’s russian and I’m dutch-german, so we’d like the home to reflect that. Also, my wife is an amazing cook.” He slaps his stomach, as broad as his shoulders, merrily. “As you can see. So she needs a gourmet level kitchen with plenty of room to cook in. I need a stable, for 8.”
“9 dear.” His wife interjects.
“Right. 9. Sorry. But no stalls. They like to mingle. And a fireplace. Me and the Missus enjoy snuggling before a fire at the end of a long day. I’ll need a study so I can get out from under her feet and check my lists.”
“And since Christmas is both our business and our passion,” she says, “We’d like the decorating in traditional Christmas colors. Other than that, we’d like it to have all the things a normal home has. We’ll leave the rest of it up to you. What do you think dear?”
“I think we can easily accommodate those requests, ma’am. Would 2 weeks be soon enough?”
“Oh my yes. Thank you dear.” She stands up, tucking the mugs back into her basket. “Now then, we’ll be off and let you get back to work. Ready dear?”
He stands up too, holding out a large hand, “Wonderful to meet you. Look forward to seeing what you do.”
Then he escorts his wife out. A few minutes later, the jingle of bells starts up and fades away into the distance. You sit for a few moments, nibbling a cookie. Then you realize something. “Rose?” you call out.
She pokes her head in, “Yes?”
“Did you get their names?”
“Why… no actually. I didn’t.” She blushes, “He just seemed so familiar I completely forgot…”
“Me too… makes me think of someone I knew when I was a kid…”
The brief:
30×30 lot or 40×40 lot
Must be decorated in Christmas colors
Russian/Dutch/Germanic architecture and design.
Fireplace
Study
Large, gourmet kitchen
Stable for 9
Budget: 180k
The rest is up to you, so, however many beds and baths you want to put in!
Deadline: Wednesday, 11th December, Midnight Central.
Remember to have fun and enjoy the challenge! And Happy Holidays!
Official Entry List
Beginner:
NAME: iampes23
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7853516
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s97.photobucket.com/user/iampes23/slideshow/Jingle%20Bell%20Build%20and%20Share%20225-226
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes please
Intermediate:
NAME: Jasonmloh
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7840290
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s825.photobucket.com/user/jason_m_loh/library/JingleBell?sort=9&page=1
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes please
NAME: masajo
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7841896
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/masajo1/library/Jingle%20Bells
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes please
NAME: SimiHendrixEXP
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7842019
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1198.photobucket.com/user/SimiHendrixEXP/story/22725
http://s1198.photobucket.com/user/SimiHendrixEXP/media/2013%20Holiday%20BuildNShare%20Entry%20Pics/Screenshot-372.jpg.html?sort=6&o=0
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please.
NAME: RachelShennan
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7842301
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/JabberJayyy/library/BNS%20223-224%20Jingle%20Bells?sort=6&page=1
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yep
NAME: linzlulubell
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7852172
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1367.photobucket.com/user/lin-zlulubell/library/jingle%20bells?sort=2&page=1
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes but don't be harsh
NAME: Countrykris1play
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7853737
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/countrykris2/slideshow/Santas%20Holiday%20House
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
NAME: MARYKUP
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7853891
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s870.photobucket.com/user/MaryKup5856/library/KRINGLE%20KOTTAGE?sort=6&page=1
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
NAME: MrzNSmith
LINK TO LOT:
LINK TO MEDIA: https://plus.google.com/photos/106650179734421527521/albums/5956161570032694033?authkey=CMScubmvpIq-jQE
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
Advanced:
NAME: ArikaB
LINK TO LOT: n/a It was glitchy in Edit Town with fireplaces (kept crashing my game when I tried to move or replace a fireplace), so I'm not uploading it just in case it would cause problems for others.
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s957.photobucket.com/user/ArikaB1/library/BnS%20225-226?sort=6&page=1
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please.
NAME: ISHTARJMD
LINK TO LOT:
LINK TO MEDIA: http://wp.me/p34lt9-dg
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
NAME: noisybrain
LINK TO LOT: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7854152
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/noisybrain/library/Jingle%20Bell%20Dream
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes
NAME: Lebanna
LINK TO LOT:
LINK TO MEDIA: http://s125.photobucket.com/user/Bel-Anna/slideshow/Sims/Jingle%20bells%20-%20Challenge%20225-226
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
Results
Click on the judge's name to see their comments.
Beginner - Judge: Lebanna
First Place: iampes23
Optional Challenge: N/A
Intermediate - Judge: KittKat7147
First Place: countrykris1play
Second Place: linzlulubell
Third Place: Masojo
Optional Challenge: N/A
Advanced - Judge: FaithofKaela
First Place: ArikaB
Optional Challenge: N/A
