Betty Belts Blog

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 [...]

Keeping Your Silver Polished & Pretty Without Toxic Chemicals

Working with sterling silver every day for several years now, I've learned a lot, even made a few cool discoveries about how to optimize it's care. Here are some tips. What makes silver tarnish? All silver will tarnish, even the high quality stuff [...]

What We Do.

David Pu'u is, as you probably already know, a very gifted photographer of beautiful things. He and I are both blessed to work with some amazing people, including twins Hailey and Sierra Partridge. Here is his most recent blog about what that means... Model Models [...]

Betty Belts in the Media: Donna’s a Cover Girl!

Wow, I'm blown away! I'm a "Cover Girl" today! Check out this inspiring article below from this week's VC Reporter... Betty Belts Owner/Designer Donna von Hoesslin graces the cover of the VC Reporter with one of her all time favorite quotes by Ralph [...]

Modern Procrastination (Seth’s Blog)

Don't miss Seth Godin's Blog today Modern Procrastination. I've fallen victim to this... But usually I challenge the Status Quo. In fact I now no longer acknowledge the existence of it... Food for thought. Short read. Seth is always brilliant. Read his new book "Linchpin" [...]

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