Why do we care when Amazon Prime Day is? Because Softstar wants to offer you an alternative: to shop small and sustainable during our coinciding sale.

We've settled into our new workshop very well over the past couple weeks. Everything is now unpacked and the shop is running like a well-oiled machine (though Tim's red stapler is still MIA). It was actually a little surprising how quickly and smoothly the move went. We were preparing for unforeseen delays and kept waiting for some big disaster to strike...

This November, Soft Star is bringing you the luxuriously plush slippers of your dreams! Our amazing Elf Keita, Comfort-Crafter Extraordinaire, is hard at work perfecting the cozy footwear that will ruin you for all other slippers... just in time for fireside cocoa and frosted window panes. Fully-lined with genuine sheepskin and a rich natural buff leather exterior, these chill-banishing booties wrap...

We're giving away 3 pairs of colorful custom kids' shoes PERFECT for spring... enter below! Winter, your days are numbered! Chase away those cold-weather blues and welcome spring with these gorgeous and totally unique shoes for your little one. These special edition Classics in bright Peacock and Yellow leather feature an absolutely precious baby chick bursting from a hand-painted egg—an...

Updated 7/8/21: This giveaway had ended and Melisaa from Chillicothe, Ohio is the lucky winner! Congratulations Melissa, and thanks to everyone for entering our contest. Keep following us, because we'll have another one soon... Original Post: Summer is here and the 4th of July is fast approaching. This year, we have a special Independence Day treat to encourage support of USA-based...

No, we're not going to start making shoes for turkeys, but did you know that turkey shoes were once very common? Before the railroad, turkey farmers in the British Isles used to march their flocks to nearby villages for holiday feasts. Since turkeys aren't built for marathons, farmers would routinely cover their feet in simple leather "shoes" to keep them...

Author Bruce Wolk recently published his resource book directed to USA parents looking to purchase locally made products. Soft Star Shoes was featured as one of 400 companies in the book - which you can learn more about by clicking the photo to the left. The current economic issues have led people from all countries look at economic and political...