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We had some excitement recently when fourth and fifth graders from Lincoln Elementary School stopped by our workshop on a downtown caroling adventure!

The elves all took a break from their busy holiday sewing to hear the students sing several songs. Since the school is bilingual, we were thrilled to hear... [click title to read more]

We received a pleasant surprise at our workshop yesterday afternoon when our daily UPS delivery arrived. Instead of seeing Kevin, our usual delivery guy, our packages were dropped off by none other than Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio!
Congressman DeFazio spent the day accompanying a UPS manager on a route to deliver... [click title to read more]

Beige and black vegetable tanned leather from Ecopell

The Soft Star elves are excited to announce that we now offer vegetable tanned leather from Ecopell as an option for many of our design-your-own shoes!
Ecopell is a German company that has been vegetable-tanning leather since 1992. While all of the natural... [click title to read more]

As the holidays approach, life at the Soft Star workshop adapts to the season. Winter hit us hard this year, and we're embracing all it has to offer.
Our small town of Corvallis, Oregon rarely sees an inch of snow each year, but the past week brought us the biggest snowstorm... [click title to read more]

Photo courtesy of Rochelle in Wheaton, Illinois

We hope everyone had a wonderful (and filling) Thanksgiving break!
We've had a bustling boot-making season this year—possibly one of our busiest ever! Our cozy sheepskin boots are flying out the door as fast as we can sew them, and it's very fun for... [click title to read more]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
We want you to know how much we appreciate all of our wonderful customers. It's an ongoing challenge to keep a domestic handmaking shoe workshop up and running and it means so much to us to receive your heartfelt support. We're always touched by the many thanks and... [click title to read more]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our giveaway of the gold star Merry Mocs last week. We were thrilled to hear how excited people were about Tesla and Jodi's creative shoe!
As promised, we are now giving away the second pair of Merry Mocs. These moss green shoes feature our soft... [click title to read more]