Every Color of the Flowerverse

Hello. My name is Ferngully, and this is Izzy's simblr. Here, you can read about her legacy of sims and my family, the Floras. You can watch Abracadabra, a bachelor challenge for Magic Twinkle Dust here too (check the drop down menu below), and occasionally some things about our world and others. There are links below if you're looking for something specific. Thanks for visiting! Current Generation ((3)): Ferngully (mother, heiress) Ever (mother) Adonis Wind (son) Venus Rose (daughter) Kyanite (cat) Spectra (cat) Side image by pretty-transparents

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Also, as we move forward with Donny’s berrytube channel--what do you guys want to see him make videos about?

I have a bunch of ideas, but I’ll probably run out somewhat soon! He’ll also be adding an ask Donny segment for you guys to ask questions if you want, as well as asking you all questions for good stories etc at the end of each episode. 

Let me know! I want to make sure you guys are getting the kind of content you want c:

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Hi friendlies~

Sorry I haven’t been around much after I said I was back! I’ve been super busy looking for jobs, reading, being depressed, etc etc, and mostly feeling like I can’t play video games because of the idea that if I’m not actively looking for a job or working on my art and I’m just sitting at home playing video games then I’m wasting my time. Haha and let’s face it, simblr takes up a loooooot of time. 

I feel like my legacy is somewhat daunting right now because of all of the things I was planning on doing with Donny and Phelie before sending them off the college. And my game is being very glitchy when it comes to honestly any other save for some reason (it’s gotten to the point where even the save I was using to prepare for my Abracadabra substitute is just glitching out and quitting after about 10 minutes of game play). 

I think I’m going to do a little time skip to the point right before Donny goes to college. I have a lot planned for him, and I’m eager to get on with the story, and kind of feel like what I’m doing now are little distractions that have stretched over too long a time period. I’ll be canceling and deleting all my other saves, and probably redoing my page so it’s more straightforward what’s going on at the current time and what is retired. 

So we’ll see what time I have. As depressed as I have been, I think coming back to simblr a little more and with more direction will help me get a little better as long as it doesn’t consume my life. I hope you’re all doing wonderfully, and thanks for reading this super long message <3

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SF Bay Area Residents!

I’m trying to move out of my apartment in Oakland ASAP, and I need to get rid of some furniture! All of this stuff needs to go, and I’m open to cheap offers, even letting go of stuff for free, depending on what it is and how soon I find someone to take over my half of the lease! These are things that are up for grabs, and the prices I’m currently asking for them (remember, these are all OBO!):

Red Ikea Sofa ($150)

Bed Frame and Mattress (Full) ($175)

Convection/Toaster Oven ($23)

Stovetop Kettle ($4)

Large Plastic Trash Can ($5)

Laundry Basket ($5)

I really need to get out of my living situation, and this list is one of the two things keeping me here at the moment (the other is finding a new tenant). If you or anyone you know is interested, please DM me or send me an ask! I have pictures and more information on all of these items as well. Reblogs would also help me out a ton!

Thanks, and I hope you all are having a lovely day <3

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Hey everyone, the reason I haven’t been around much for the past week and a half is because I’m moving! I really need to get out of this apartment ASAP, so if you or someone you know in the Bay Area (CA) needs any of this stuff, please please let me know! Reblogs would be so super helpful too, just in case any of your followers live around here, even if you don’t! Thanks a ton, love you all <3

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Hi there! Do you mind if ask how you added the camera recording border to your pictures? Thank you!~ :D

Of course! 

Oooh, fun, now I get to make a mini-tutorial thing to show you how I do it. It’s a super simple process but all the screenshots mean it’ll be a little long so I’ll make it a “Read More” post, but general stuff that everyone might want to know before reading the whole thing is that 1) I got the overlay from the beautiful and perfect @inkwisteria, which you can find HERE! and 2) that I use Gimp (because it’s free! You can download the latest version HERE) for all of my major editing (meaning anything that isn’t a simple color shift), NOT photoshop.

Let’s get started!

So the first thing I do when editing in the camera border is pull up the picture of Donny that is going to appear in his video. I usually go through all of the screenshots and do simple editing first, then put them in his folder so that I can just do the action on all of them at once. 

Next, I open up my overlay photo. The image by inkwisteria that I use already has a transparent background, because Amanda is a freakin’ angel/saint/goddess. 

The image itself isn’t the same size as the screenshots I usually use, so I need to size it up so that it fits around the whole image, and doesn’t just go smack in the middle when I transfer it to the image of Donny, like this:

So, to do that, it’s a simple image scale. Go to Image -> Scale Image, and then change your size so it’s the same as your base image. The size screenshots that my computer takes in-game are 1024x768, so that’s what size I’ve changed mine to. If you’re going to be using this overlay at this size really often, it’s not a bad idea to just save it at this point (I’ve named mine “camera” and just keep it in Donny’s screenshot folder).

Now that our overlay is resized, it’s time to move it! I select all, then copy the image by either pressing command+C (I have a Mac, the shortcut is different on a PC) or just Edit -> Copy. 

Now, head over to your image that the border will appear on. Edit -> Paste or command+V to put that puppy on, and you have a beautiful picture with a camera recording overlay on it! 

The only thing left is to export it! When using Gimp, if you just save it, the file remains a Gimp file, which means it’s not a photo! It’ll only show up in the program! So in order to get it off of your editor and onto your blog, go to File -> Export and put your masterpiece in a place where you can find it. 

When the little graphics window pops up, I usually choose the highest quality I can, but you can adjust this to suit whatever needs you have. 

And you’re done! Go upload your beautifully edited image and add some text to it!

I hope this was helpful, and thank you for asking! I’m so stoked I got to make this, haha. Lots of love, and good luck, Nonny!

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Adonis: “So, yeah! That’s about it! What sort of things are you guys hoping I’ll post next? Do you have questions for Phelie? Do you have a crush or a significant other? Leave a comment below! I look forward to hearing from you guys. Ciao!”

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Adonis: “And--the most exciting update of all--remember when I came asking you guys about girl advice? Well...Phelie and I are officially dating now! I went to talk to her about how I felt, even though I was scared and...turns out she felt the same way! We went to prom together, and it was just...it was so great. We’ve been going strong for a few months now, and I’m really, really happy.”

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Adonis: “Rory left for university last week--weird, she’s going to school literally on another planet. My uncle Zest’s planet, more specifically. He’s going to be there for her first semester for work, and he’s been teaching her the language and customs. Hmm...what else...Spike died, but he was an old lizard, so it wasn’t unexpected. Spectra’s been howling like a banshee about it though, and I’ve caught her trying to catch some other lizards since then. I figure she’ll bring me one soon.”

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Adonis: “Alright, so...family stuff first, I guess. My moms are great. Mother’s been gaining recognition for progressions in the field of genetics--so essentially, she’s been winning awards for Vee, haha...and Mama’s almost finished with a mural she’s been painting at City Hall. She just sold a painting that’s going into Sugar Valley’s art museum too, which is really exciting.”

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Adonis: “Hey there, everyone. I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve made a video! I figured I’d make a short little one this week to let you all know what’s been going on in my life, and then I’ll go back to my normal blogging next week.”

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Uhh..whatcha doin there, Donny?

Adonis: “A...workout? Am I doing it right?”

(In other news, look who’s back~)

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Oona: “Until we meet, child.”

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“Powers of the wind and air,

To harness you is why I sing.

Come rushing to your Queen most fair. 

My breath a humble offering.

Displace!

Bear weight! 

Break ties! 

Relocate!

The being I watch in my sight, 

Take away his gift of flight.”

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“I may not be able to find you, thanks to your sister. But I can take you away from her and make sure you can’t get far.”

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“I guess you’ve found me out, Magic...but I can’t let you put my followers in danger, can I?”

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Hi! I just wanted to say that I love your blog and your sims, and I really enjoy watching everything that goes on in their lives. Seeing your posts on my dash always makes me smile. Hope you're having a great day!

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much sweetie! I’m sorry this response is so so late (I’ve been gone a long time), but it means a huge deal to me! Thank you thank you <3

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Clover is sooooo cute I love your rainbow sims

Oh my gosh! Because I’ve been gone for so long, I just saw this now. Thank you so so much!!

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Who’s this? Hmm...