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 May 13, 2011
But the very first time Donna stepped on a surfboard at the age of 31 her life changed forever.
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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 |
By donna on November 25, 2010
Wow, two posts in one day! Just a quick announcement here: Today, on Thanksgiving, our new designs are ready to see and shop for and wish list at www.Bettybelts.com Tip: use the code FRIEND at checkout for 10% off your entire order when you are directed to our shipping partner Essential Surf. I am thankful [...]
Posted in All, Products, conscious consumerism, fashion | Tagged betty b designs, Betty Belts, bliss jewelry, new designs, silver jewelry, stretch wood belt |
By donna on August 18, 2010
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 bangles stacked with two [...]
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By donna on May 2, 2010
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, wrote a beautiful piece on [...]
Posted in All, Products, beauty, conscious consumerism, fashion, modeling, philantrophy, photography, women's surfing | Tagged betty b designs, Betty Belts, cause designs, cause jewelry, David Pu'u, donna von hoesslin designs, inspirational jewelry, Jeanette Ortiz, Mary Osborne, new designs, Sierra Partridge, ventura, women's surfing |
By donna on April 28, 2010
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 Tiffany and Betty B. Exposure to various elements (including plain old [...]
Posted in All, Environmental, Products, fashion | Tagged cleaning silver without chemicals, eco friendly silver care, eco friendly silver polishing, polish silver, polishing jewelry, sterling silver care |
By donna on April 5, 2010
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 company Silent Crow [...]
Posted in All, Meaningful career, beauty, conscious consumerism, fashion, life, marketing, modeling, ocean, photography, surfing, travel, women, women's surfing | Tagged betty b., Betty Belts, brand identity, brand personality, branding, David Pu'u, Hailey Partridge, hobie, partridge twins, Sierra Partridge, sports modeling, surf photography, surfing twins, team betty, women in surfing |
By donna on February 18, 2010
Wow, I’m blown away! I’m a “Cover Girl” today! Check out this inspiring article below from this week’s VC Reporter… Commerce, Compassion and Community by Claudia Pardo McFayden The sweet scent of African freesia wafting through the store and onto the street entices visitors into the carefully decorated eclectic space that is Betty Belts. Cradled [...]
Posted in Environmental, Meaningful career, Products, conscious consumerism, fashion, ocean, philantrophy, photography, small business, surfing, transparency and ethics, women, women's surfing | Tagged Bali, balinese artisan, Balinese culture, betty b designs, Betty Belts, David Pu'u, Hailey Partridge, inspirational jewelry, inspiring small business, Jeanette Ortiz, love what you do, love your work, Mary Osborne, Meaningful career, motivational small business reading, ocean inspired, Sierra Partridge, small biz success, sustainability movement, ventura creative, ventura find, win-win, women's surfing |
