January 2009
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By donna on January 26, 2009
A filmmaker friend of ours, Brent Sumner, proposed to his girlfriend Polly in the most amazing, funny, entertaining and touching way. He made a film. And it’s a doozy! You will laugh, you will cry, you must see this crazy production of a man in love whose passion has no boundaries!
Posted in humor, life |
By donna on January 26, 2009
Powerhouse Shawn Alladio blogged some amazing insight on my purpose with my little accessories company. You may recall in an earlier post, that I wrote about Shawn and her gnarly Ocean Safety Rescue Course which four of the Betty Belts Surf Team Riders accomplished a few months back. While reading her words, I am completely [...]
Posted in All, Products, fashion, life, ocean, small business, women |
By donna on January 25, 2009
I am jazzed to announce that my fab handmade designs are now being sold in Avita COOP, on 3rd street in hip West Hollywood. Avita Coop is a destination for hollywood stars and eco-fashionistas from all over the world, a place where you can find truly stylish green fashion. Forget the frumpy hippie frocks of [...]
Posted in All, Products, conscious consumerism, fashion |
By donna on January 24, 2009
Today, Seth Godin, one of my favorite sources for inspiration in business, wrote a post on his blog about transparency and ethics in business. Someone raised the question about whether or not one could succeed in business without getting their hands dirty. Of course that depends on how you measure success… I don’t make a [...]
Posted in All, conscious consumerism, life, marketing, small business |
By donna on January 20, 2009
I watched the inauguration with much awe this morning. Then I went surfing. Conditions were perfect. A beautiful sunny day in California. A nice clean swell rolling in, long rides along glassy green walls. I caught the perfect wave for Obama and rode it with grace. It was a solid wave, steady, smooth, balanced and [...]
Posted in All, election, surfing |
By donna on January 18, 2009
A hand written resume in the form of a photo album came in to the Betty Belts headquarters in Ventura one day a few months back from 13 year old Asia Carpenter, her pretty face on the cover. I’d heard about her from the Partridge twins, who we discovered back in 2005 when they sent [...]
Posted in All, beauty, modeling, photography, pro surfing, surfing, women, women's surfing |
By donna on January 14, 2009
Did you know that I have a brick and mortar showroom/shop in historic downtown Ventura now? You should come visit us! We are only four blocks from the ocean (and can see it!) and the same distance from the 101 freeway. Here’s a map. Betty B. Showroom/Stop Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 12-6 And by appointment This adorable [...]
Posted in All, Products, conscious consumerism, fashion, small business |
By donna on January 14, 2009
This is only a few miles from where I collected sea glass the other day but usually surf instead. Us surfers do live dangerously, don’t we? Read David’s blog post below to find out why. Watershed Et Terminus January 5th, 2009 By David Pu’u I generally avoid classic landscape work. There is more than enough [...]
Posted in All, Environmental, ocean, photography, surfing |
By donna on January 12, 2009
I took today off. It was incredibly warm and sunny, such a departure from the chill we’ve had since November. What an amazing day it was! Funny, because I got an email this morning from a friend in Berlin. He said its minus 18 degrees Celsius there (that’s about zero in Fahrenheit). I lived in [...]
Posted in All, Environmental, Products, life, ocean, recycling |
By donna on January 2, 2009
David is on a roll! Here is yet another blog post from his busy fingertips. We did this photo shoot he is blogging about far away from our usual place in the ocean. It was off to the Desert with Betty Belts Team Riders Jeanette Ortiz and surfing twins Sierra and Hailey Partridge. I provided [...]
Posted in All, fashion, modeling, photography, women |
