Looky what I made! :-D

[Zoopism]

That is such a great idea - better start saving Lilly pop sticks!
I have old jewellery chains, could I re-use those?
Also (after washing of course) what could I use to colour them? Would food colouring work May be diluted a bit in water?

[Alexander]

That is so cool, if only I had Popsicle sticks

[DrKMcK]

Originally Posted by Zoopism

That is such a great idea - better start saving Lilly pop sticks!
I have old jewellery chains, could I re-use those?
Also (after washing of course) what could I use to colour them? Would food colouring work May be diluted a bit in water?

I think you can use old chains with no problem as long as they are about the same length. I didn't color the chains at all.

[RhiannonJ]

Amazing, and adorable plus Almond is such a nice name for a hamster

[Zoopism]

My bad! I meant what way did you use to colour the Lilly pop sticks?

[Scampi16]

That's brill and really creative DrKMcK.
Where did you get the chains from?
I suppose I better ask does anybody in the UK know where I could get some chains like that from (sorry DrKMcK remembered you are in US).

[DrKMcK]

Originally Posted by RhiannonJ

Amazing, and adorable plus Almond is such a nice name for a hamster

Oh, thank you.

Originally Posted by Zoopism

My bad! I meant what way did you use to colour the Lilly pop sticks?

The sticks are already colored (see below)

Originally Posted by Scampi16

That's brill and really creative DrKMcK.
Where did you get the chains from?
I suppose I better ask does anybody in the UK know where I could get some chains like that from (sorry DrKMcK remembered you are in US).

LOL. I got them from Etsy.com. I keep forgetting and thinking it was from eBay, but, no. I checked and i got it from Esty.com and they are from all over the world. Just type in "jewelry chain" and choices will pop up.

[humfry]

You can make chains from linked small paperclips. I just got a packet of multi coloured ones to make chains for a little swing I made inspired by the "Hammy Glider". But my swing is just a flat surface made of 6 popsicle sticks glued onto a plywood base with little screw eyes at each corner. It is shown in the photos on my first bin thread, but there it is temporarily hanging on string until I worked out the right length.

[DrKMcK]

Now, I made the Glider before I brought Nutmeg home. I've been so surprised at how much bigger she is than Ted E. Bear is. These photos of Nutmeg show how big she is...the last photo is Ted E. Bear. What a difference!













Comparison: Ted E. Bear vs. Nutmeg

[jemmalg]

Aww Ted looks so little compared to her! Such lovely hams DrK, they look like they're enjoying their swing!