http://www.thebettyblog.net Surf Fashion Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:12:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "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 his vision of excellence at ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2010/09/06/a-really-perfect-quote-for-labor-day/ 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 come out of it. There's your answer ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2010/09/05/emotional-labor/ 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 is the two of my white ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2010/08/18/betty-belts-betty-b-ocean-inspired-accessories-all-over-the-asr-swim-2011-fashion-show/ 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 good. Life needs a LIKE button. Photo Copyright David ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2010/06/11/betty-belts-owner-donna-von-hoesslin-in-wall-street-journal-magazine/ 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 women behind them, Team Betty, ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2010/05/02/cause-collection-four-surfers-four-designs-four-causes/ [caption id="attachment_368" align="alignleft" width="200" caption=""Marie" Sterling Wave Heart Necklace"][/caption] 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 like ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2010/04/28/keeping-your-silver-polished-and-pretty-without-toxic-chemicals/ 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 by David Pu'u Recently, NYC based production ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2010/04/05/what-we-do/ Wow, I'm blown away! I'm a "Cover Girl" today! Check out this inspiring article below from this week's VC Reporter... [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="241" caption="Betty Belts Owner/Designer Donna von Hoesslin graces the cover of the VC Reporter with one of her all time favorite quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson"] [/caption] Commerce, Compassion ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2010/02/18/betty-belts-in-the-media-donnas-a-cover-girl/ 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" if you want to really make ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2010/02/02/modern-procrastination-seths-blog/ The beautiful Balinese people who I have been working with for six years now on the production of Betty Belts and Betty B. can teach us a lot about generosity, love and appreciation. One thing I have never seen among the Balinese is a sense of entitlement. They practice gratitude ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2009/12/31/a-new-year-of-appreciation/