Hi everyone! Mom crocheted the corkscrew fringe for it and has done a matching red band to embellish the strap, it will be awesome when she's brought it over and I hand stitch that onto the strap for her. Here's the pics!







I made this one for my BFF from High School:









Thanks for looking! As you can see I really enjoy this new craft. I made a tutorial on the things I do differently then the run of the mill denim bags, hope you like it and that you'll pull out your old jeans or pick up a pair CHEAP at a thrift store and try this for yourself. I did three by hand so it's not that hard, 3 by machine so far.

I am sure you're wondering how we've been, I've had some awful migraines and been feeling ill in my tummy again. Not sure why. Not about to go through another endoscopy though just to learn, yes it's another peptic ulcer, which is what it feels like. But anyway, my pdoc left and I have a new one now, which is fine, I met with him two weeks ago and that was fine, nice man. He liked what he saw judging me from my file to now, so that's good. John is doing great in school, so sweet, he's been wonderful, even though he has to have his wisdoms out soon. They are coming in and bothering him. I dread that. But we'll get him through it somehow.

I've missed you all, I just haven't felt up to posting, this is my first time by the board in months too. I just didn't want to post about how sick I've felt and how rough summer was, and it was, John was bored and tired of not having school. He's 17 now, hard to believe, but he is. My big boy is a young man now. Anyway, hope you liked the pics and that you forigve me for being gone so long. Take care! ♥

What a cute idea! I bet you could sell those on ebay......I think they'd be a big hit.

They'd make cute diaper bags, too. I guess you could use a larger size jean for that so it could hold more products. I've seen some pretty big handbags out there so you could make just about any size you wanted to.

This is a great idea! Good luck to you!

Thanks Kitty! Not sure i want to mess with selling them or not, but I really DO enjoy making them. My family and friends who're getting them are very excited about them, so I think you're right, that they'd be a big hit. Who knows? I might try my hand at it.

HI PAMMIE!!!!!
I am sorry that you have been dealing with migraines.yuck.
glad that you like your new pdoc. sounds like you have come up with a new hobby! good for you!
is john your jackie?
I was confused?????
great to see you, don't ever be afraid to come to us how ever you are feeling. We offer support with out judgement.
I am concerned about your possible ulcer...what works to get rid of it?
bizi

Hi bizi!

Yep, Jackie is now wanting to be called John. Big boy now after all.



Chippy is huge now too isn't he? Yeah, the thing about the ulcer meds, they make us women have more bone loss then we'd already have, IOW they accelerate it. And with my wearing a top denture and having like next to NO upper jaw bone on the left side, I can't afford to lose more then what nature intends at the RATE nature intends, so no ulcer meds for me. I'll be all right, it will heal with time I think.

I also think part of my problem is hormonal, the perrimenopause is kicking my butt these days, mood swings, feeling irritable and crabby, and then weird cycles. No never ending bleeding thank God, or I'd be heading for a hysterectomy, after what I went through in 09' with all that I won't hesitate to have it removed.

Thanks for understanding bizi, I really hate to come and complain when life isn't going so hot, I just would rather wait it out til it passes and come share the good things going on when life starts looking back up. Good to see you!

hope you feel better.....seventeen wow....
the bags are great!
bobby

are some stomach ulcers treated with an antibiotic?
I know that you don't want to take the other meds but maybe this could be simply an antibiotic or you know what would cure it already? hope it goes away too. does certain foods irritate it?
bizi

Hi, Pam,

You do fantastic work.
They look wonderful.

Mari

Good to see you Pam

Hope the migraines have abated. Yuck. I had a nasty spring with the buggers I think because of the weather.

Great work on the handbags, wow you are fast at sewing if you can make them by hand in that time. It took me hours just to take in some pant legs not including the time I had to put in taking the hem out and then putting it back in. Nope nope, leaving this one all to you, my friend. (Btw, got another pair of pants I need taken in... if you get bored with handbags? )

I enjoyed the pic of your grown up John. And Chippy too.

waves

Bizi:

If Pam's possible ulcer is caused (as many are, but not all) by H. Pylori, the treatment is fairly specific, takes some time, and the antibiotics involved give you a serious slamdunk... I can appreciate someone not wanting it. Treatment includes a PPI too and I'm not sure if that's "optional" in this case.

Pam:

I'm guessing it is the PPI you don't want? Is that the med that accelerates bone loss? Or is it an antibiotic?

I figure if you've had ulcers before you know the diet... that might be enough unless there's an infection. If you have history of H. Pylori you know there's a breath test for that, but if that is the case, it might be best you have the treatment.

I had a problem (may have been an ulcer, never dx'd) after a time of heavy reliance on large NSAID doses to treat migraines, sometimes without food. I don't know if you still take NSAIDs at all or think the cause might be something like that. Anyway, I observed a very conservative "bland" diet for a full 8 weeks and continued to be careful on spicy, greasy and irritating foods for a few months thereafter. It was annoying, but I did get better without meds.

waves