Betty Belts Blog

Do You Want To Surf?

Betty Belts Surfer Mary Osborne has some good advice for those who want to start surfing. She is well qualified to as author of the book Surfer Sister. Here is a blog she wrote as an introduction for those interested in the world of surfing. [...]

Mary Osborne: Unintentional Icon

The lovely, always smiling Mary Osborne was the very first athlete I wanted on my surf team when I got started with Betty Belts in 2003. I asked her "Mary, I'm starting a surf team, will you be on it?". And luckily she said gladly [...]

Rare Yellow Sea Glass – Canary Diamond of the Sea

At the Ventura Film Festival last week, my friend Tracy Lehr was bubbling with excitement about something she said she had for me. She dug in her purse for what seemed like an eternity, telling me how cool this find was. She then found it [...]

Join The Betties For a Fun Fundraiser

Come to Wahine Wednesday to celebrate women and surfing, April 1st, at the Sandbar in Santa Barbara. This event is a fundraiser for Heal The Ocean Great performances by Todd Hannigan and our own fabulous Zuri Star! Surfer Sister book signing with Betty Belts Surfer [...]

Pretty Please Vote to Help Betty Belts Win a Grant

Dear Friends, I am applying for a grant for much needed funding to improve the business to the benefit of all involved. Click on the link below and read my funny story. You will read things about my past that you probably never knew and [...]

Sample Sale in Ventura March 26th and 28th

If you are in or anywhere near Ventura, don't miss our combo sample sale together with Betty Belts/Betty B. and Stewart+Brown. I will have a selection of real goodies (belts/necklaces/earrings/bracelets/bags) marked WAYYYY down including some one-off samples to grab while you can. S+B will have [...]

Article About Donna in Green Issue of DEEP Magazine

DEEP is a wonderful magazine about the Ocean and those who pursue its pleasures. I was fortunate to be featured in their Green issue this year with a profile about my business and ethics lovingly written by the man who knows me better than anyone, [...]

More Great Insight from Seth Godin

Gotta love Seth. He always writes things that resonate so deeply with my own business ethics and style. Here is a recent post of his that I think can be really helpful to many who are finding themselves stuck or scared with their business and [...]

Betty Belts Surfer Mary Osborne Interviewed in USA Today!

Congratulations to Mary, for getting this well deserved attention by one of our country's biggest daily newspapers. Mary Osborne was the very first surfer to join the Betty Belts Surf Team way back in 2003 and I've watched her career explode over the years. By [...]

The Times They Are a Changin’

This brilliant post by Seth Godin applies to many industries/sectors. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/02/music-vs-the-music-industry.html Think in terms of your own gig while you are reading it. I know why I never marched to the beat of the fashion industry drum with my brand Betty Belts. I never really [...]

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