Betty Belts Blog

Seth on Scale

"It's good because rightsizing allows you to be profitable and live as a human." Today's Daily Dose of Seth once again just nails it. This is one of many reasons I don't send my designs free to celebrities and don't want to sell my brand [...]

Bikinis & Bangles – The Making of the Hobie Bohemian Bangle

I've spent the past two months working on a really cool project with Hobie, one of the oldest iconic surf brands, today a multifaceted conglomerate of fun things us ocean lovers do in the water, sailing, kayaking, surfing and much more. Together we [...]

New Designs Ready

Wow, two posts in one day! Just a quick announcement here: Today, on Thanksgiving, our new designs are ready to see and shop for and wish list at www.Bettybelts.com Tip: use the code FRIEND at checkout for 10% off your entire order when you are [...]

Giving Thanks

Gratitude is something I feel more than ever now. Just an example: Last night my production manager (who is like family) in Bali and I had a "meeting" across oceans. We chatted and shared pictures via online messenger and email with our respective [...]

Recycling Nirvana

I just introduced a new line of jewelry I created with the help of a few local craftsmen, made from upcycled surfboard resin, excess material created with the surfboard building process. Each stripe comes from a board made by master shaper Dennis Ryder. [...]

A really perfect quote for Labor Day

"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues [...]

Emotional Labor

I enjoyed Seth Godin's brief blog today so much I am stoked to share it with you. I believe he is the one who originally coined this gorgeous term: "emotional labor". It expresses making a difference, putting love into what you do so love can [...]

Betty Belts/ Betty B. Ocean Inspired Accessories all over the ASR SWIM 2011 Fashion Show

This is something really cool from the ASR Trade show last weekend. We gave them a box of our hottest accessories and they ended up on almost every model in the show. Here's an opportunity to see great ways to style the goods. My favorite [...]

Betty Belts Owner Donna von Hoesslin in Wall Street Journal Magazine

I always wanted to be in Fast Company Magazine, and I'm pretty sure that will still happen one day. But for now I'll have to settle for the Wall Street Journal Magazine. Full page. Me. Surfing. With a big smile on my face. Life is [...]

Cause Collection – Four Surfers | Four Designs | Four Causes

I have a beautiful new collection coming out shortly (check www.BettyBelts.com starting May 10th). I've been busy tying up all the loose ends to get it on the site and available to you. Meanwhile, my S.O. David Pu'u, who shot all the designs and the [...]

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