donna
Designer and Owner of Betty Belts, an independent ocean-inspired accessories company. Ethically made jewelry and belts for the conscious consumer.
Avid surfer, people- and treehugger, ethical business activist, cultivator of inspiration.
By donna on September 23, 2011
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 have rarely or never been seen. Bookmark his website: www.DavidPuu.com [...]
Posted in All, beauty, connectedness, life, ocean, photography, surfing |
By donna on September 10, 2011
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 preventing Malaria and especially after the Tsunami in Indo. David [...]
Posted in All, Meaningful career, connectedness, events, fashion, ocean, philantrophy, photography, surfing | Tagged David Pu'u, Donovan Frankenreiter, Dr. Dave, Havassy Art, Malibu, Robb Havassy, Sample Sale, Stewart+Brown, Stoneworks Gallery, Surfaid International, ventura |
By donna on August 23, 2011
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 pictures below and let me know if you have any [...]
Posted in All | Tagged beach glass jewelry, donna von hoesslin designs, double bezel, genuine sea glass, handmade, jewelry, ocean jewelry, sea glass, sterling silver |
By donna on May 13, 2011
But the very first time Donna stepped on a surfboard at the age of 31 her life changed forever.
Posted in All, Environmental, Meaningful career, Products, art, connectedness, fashion, philantrophy, small business, surfing, transparency and ethics |
By donna on April 27, 2011
The surfboard resin jewelry is a fantastic achievement. We finally found a beautiful solution for the waste byproduct resin created by surfboard building.
Posted in All, Environmental, Products, art, connectedness, conscious consumerism, ocean, recycling, surfing |
By donna on April 1, 2011
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 of silver and a weaker dollar forced me to do [...]
Posted in All, Meaningful career, connectedness, small business |
By donna on March 1, 2011
(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 article about how some big box retailers marketing themselves as [...]
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By donna on February 24, 2011
“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 to Macy’s or Urban Outfitters. I keep BB small and [...]
Posted in All, Environmental, Meaningful career, connectedness, conscious consumerism, fashion, gratitude, marketing, small business, transparency and ethics | Tagged Betty Belts, David Pu'u, ethics, gratitude, National Retail Federation, scale, seth godin, small business, The big show, xo7 |
By donna on February 2, 2011
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 created a Betty Belts private label product, a hand painted bangle to [...]
Posted in All, Products, connectedness, conscious consumerism, fashion, marketing, small business, transparency and ethics | Tagged appreciation, Bali, balinese artisan, Balinese culture, betty b designs, Betty Belts, bikini model, bikini photo shoot, bikinis & bangles, custom brand design, donna von hoesslin designs, gift with purchase, green fashion, Hailey Partridge, hobie, Hobie Girl, Hobie Swim, inspirational jewelry, Manhattan Beachwear, private label, Sierra Partridge, surfing twins, team betty |
