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Holiday Ordering

Please Note: Monday the 19th is your last day to order for shipping in the U.S. in time for Christmas (20th if shipping to California). Mahalo!

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Brand New Website: Bettybelts.com 3.0

Well, we finally launched Bettybelts.com with an integrated shop so now you don't need to leave the website to get your goods. Much easier that way! Many Mahalos to our friends at Essential Surf for filling our web orders all these years. They will continue [...]

New David Pu’u Gallery Sneak Peek

David had been working on a new edit of his online gallery for the past week and has been meticulously selecting from 400,000 + images of his immense library from recent and older work. These are some of the gems he unearthed, many of which [...]

Meeting Icons, a Designer, a Luau and Art: A Day in the Life of Betty

Wow, it's not every day the founders of Surfaid International walk into your shop. What an honor it was to meet Dr. Dave and Randall! Surfaid has been one of my favorite orgs to give to over the years for the amazing work they do [...]

Sea Glass Designs

Hello Ocean Lovers! I have been designing sea glass jewelry for three years now, but failed to mention it much here on the blog. I've been told by many that I need to share this part of my art more widely, so please enjoy the [...]

Everybody Matters

My Story and How Betty Belts Happened in Skirt Magazine

But the very first time Donna stepped on a surfboard at the age of 31 her life changed forever.

My New Collection of Jewelry Made from Upcycled Surfboard Resin

The surfboard resin jewelry is a fantastic achievement. We finally found a beautiful solution for the waste byproduct resin created by surfboard building.

I Need GSP to Stay in Business

I just wrote to Senator Feinstein and Congressman Gallegly to implore them to help revive the GSP program, the removal of it is causing me to have to raise my prices once again to stay in business. This, after a tremendous hike in the price [...]

Fake Authenticity: How Big Brands Steal Creativity

(I originally posted this in 2007, when I heard about Robb Havassy and his battle with Hollister & Co. to defend surf culture, a veritable David and Goliath story. This man is a hero for surfers everywhere.) The quote below is from a Transworld Business [...]

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