Hey you lovely Simmers! It is time for our new Spotlight of the Month. Please give a warm welcome to Sara aka @catsaar 😊 Sara quickly became one of my favorites when looking for unique builds. I would not be able to pick a top 5 because they all amazing but thankfully Sara is showing you a few below!
Hello my fellow simmers,
allow me to introduce myself. I’m Sara aka CatSaar and I’m (mostly) a builder for The Sims 4. I started playing the Sims 1 as a teen and it quickly became my favorite game back then. But some years later I stopped gaming all together, life just got too busy and it fell off my radar. Until 3 years ago, while I was at a low point in life and just clicking through YouTube I stumbled on a speed build. I don’t remember by who, but I was sold. That same day I got The Sims 4 and not much after I got all the available packs. And so my sims journey began again. In the beginning my houses were just boxes with a roof slapped on. Looking back at them now, I just have to laugh at how bad they were. Which I realized once I discovered the community and how many talented builders there are. Seeing the possibilities through what others created, I was determent to get better. I watched A LOT of speed builds and then I found the Holy Grail of creativity, Simblr. The first builds I shared on the gallery were unfurnished modern houses that I recreated from real life buildings. I leave them on there, even though I don’t like them anymore, as a reminder of how far I have come. Always remember that any skill takes time to learn. Even to this day I still make progress in building, which is part of the fun!
The friends I made on the Gallery were the ones who pushed me into getting a Simblr and I’m thankful for that cus it has been a fun ride. Sharing my builds and getting excited reactions to them brings me so much joy. It’s really the cherry on top of the cake that is building.
So let me show you some of my finest moments in building and why I am getting featured here. (Thank you so much for the opportunity Kerstin!!)
The first build I posted on Simblr was my Cherry Blossom Town. A 64x64 Japanese town. I’m still proud of it. It was my best build at the time and it took me a full week of non stop building to complete. It’s been 2 years since I made it and even tho I got better at detailing, it will always have a place in my heart.
Honestly cottages are just adorable so I had to share at least one that I made. There’s just something about this style that makes my heart all fuzzy and warm. This one is simply called Rustic Cottage, as my creativity does not extend to naming my builds. Landscaping is such an important part of these kind of houses and who doesn’t love a bunch of ivy?
But let’s move on to some more recent once. Another town, as I looove to make those even if they take me forever, Vista Silegra. This one got picked up by The Sims 4 France and EA Benelux on Twitter and got me gold on Reddit. (shout out to my reddit peepz) The recognition for this build still baffles my mind to this day. It was inspired by a picture of a small Italian side street I saw on Pinterest and thus a whole town was born.
I swear I also do houses, I just have a soft spot for neighborhoods and towns. This Tokyo Suburb is my most recent one as I’m writing this. I think you can definitely see the progress I made in detailing my builds compared to the Cherry Blossom Town. I love making it realistic,there’s always a thought process in my cluttering. It has to make sense to me, like it’s real life.
There’s a lot of builds I would love to show you, but hopefully you’ll just check out my Tumblr. To close off this showcase, I chose my version of the Foxbury Commons. It was the number 1 build for my blog last year and I know it got a lot of my followers really excited. (I see y'all) Modern isn’t my strongest and I revisited this one a lot before I was finally happy with it. Perfectionist much?
If you made it this far, I thank you for reading my journey. Come say hi over on my blog and if you use one of my builds don’t be scared to tag me. I love to see how you use them. If you’re an aspiring builder, don’t be too hard on yourself, remember it takes practice and time. You have every right to be proud of your creations! Love you, you talented Simblr community and I wish you a wonderful day!
The Pink Flamingo Hotel in Bedrock Strait in Oasis Springs has known better days... Built by @catsaar in a beautiful midcentury modern style, it was a very successful motel, known for its hospitality, cleanliness and overall relaxed atmosphere. But when the first owner retired, the motel was bought by one dodgy owner after the other, who all tried to earn as much as possible, sacrificing quality every step of the way.
By the time Jean Baker found the motel on a real estate site, it was filthy and grody and all sorts of creepy crawlies had taken residence in the sad motel. The most recent owner just invested in some new paint for the outside walls, only to make pretty pictures to sell it as fast as possible. Jean suspected the low price indicated a dodgy deal, but she still went for the sale, confident that she’s got what it takes to change the tide for this motel.
But when she learned that all the bathrooms had been stripped, leaving just a single toilet and two not very private showers for everyone, she started to regret putting all her savings into this adventure... Has she bitten off more than she can chew?
☆ send to 10 other bloggers you think are wonderful. keep this going to make someone smile. ☆ Of course I have to send this back, cus you're just as wonderful!
I don't know why I didn't follow you sooner and I'm slightly mad at myself for it because I just looooove everything you do! From the builds, to the story, to the gorgeous pictures haaa. Keep up the awesome work! <3
ahh thank you so much 💖💖 i love your blog and your builds soo much, this means a lot to me 💗
A typical European church, easily adjustable for your dream wedding. It's semi-playtested as I haven't played a wedding. But I tested all items and there should be no routing issues. 2nd floor has one empty room because I couldn't fit stairs to it and a ladder didn't seem right.
Cc free, 30x20 wedding venue - Factory one - Windenburg
Gallery ID CatSaar: Download
Tray Files: Simfileshare (never ads)
Pack heavy build. (Def needs the castle kit and wedding pack)
Place in build mode with bb.moveobjects on.
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