Shelley Stonebrook is a writer and editor who is passionate about the outdoors and environmental advocacy. She lives and gardens with her husband and daughter in Corvallis, Oregon.

  1. Stacking Your Goals with Daily Movement in Mind

    Stacking Your Goals with Daily Movement in Mind

    Happy New Year to our wonderful Softstar followers! Like so many of us are doing as we kick off 2018, you may be looking at your life and reflecting on what is and isn’t working for you, what habits you want to drop or adopt, and what you hope to accomplish in the year ahead. Adding a bit of bah-humbug...
  2. A Look Back on a Bright 2017 at Softstar

    A Look Back on a Bright 2017 at Softstar

    As the winter solstice passes us by and the brightness hangs on a bit more each day, it's the perfect time to look back on the bright spots of the year behind us. Join us in this retrospective of 2017. Phew—what a year it has been! Out with the Old, in with the New The past year was definitely full...
  3. St. Nick’s Day: The Fun Tradition of Filling Shoes with Gifts

    St. Nick’s Day: The Fun Tradition of Filling Shoes with Gifts

    As shoemakers, we love traditions and lore that center around shoes. Saint Nicholas Day is one such tradition, and it’s coming up on December 6. This holiday has evolved into many modern-day forms, but the traditional custom is to set shoes out the evening before St. Nick’s Day so they’ll be filled with little gifts and treats in the night...
  4. Outdoor Fall Activities: 12 Fun Ideas for Getting Outside This Autumn

    Outdoor Fall Activities: 12 Fun Ideas for Getting Outside This Autumn

    During summer, so many of us are constantly outdoors partaking in activities from hiking and camping to gardening and yard work. But as we all settle into the cozy comforts of autumn, with the daylight hours creeping ever-shorter, it’s easy to fall into a pattern of hunkering down indoors. With the holidays right around the corner, an added hustle-and-bustle might...
  5. Cozy Up to Our New ‘Sparky’ Children’s Sheepskin Slippers

    Cozy Up to Our New ‘Sparky’ Children’s Sheepskin Slippers

      Updated October 2020: The Sparky slipper has been discontinued. If you are looking for slippers for your children, please consider our Roo moccasins. We have some warm, fuzzy news for you, friends. Just in time for fall and winter, we’re now making our ultra-cozy Fireside slippers in kids' sizes! Our kids’ version, appropriately called the “Sparky,” is available in...
  6. “They’re Like a Second Skin” - A Softstar Moccasin Testimonial, Four Years Later

    “They’re Like a Second Skin” - A Softstar Moccasin Testimonial, Four Years Later

    Have you ever had that one special item of clothing or pair of shoes you felt like you couldn’t live without? A well-worn sweatshirt, perhaps, that fits perfectly and represents the ultimate in comfort for you? For Amanda, a friend of mine and fellow Softstar devotee, her handmade leather Roo moccasins are just such a treasure. Amanda is a freelance...
  7. Softstar Gears Up with Philomath Community for Epic Solar Eclipse

    Softstar Gears Up with Philomath Community for Epic Solar Eclipse

    For many moons our community has been lit up with anticipation for this month’s historic total solar eclipse, and it’s almost here! Softstar headquarters and our surrounding community of Philomath, Oregon, are lucky enough to be right in the coveted path of totality. This means that on the morning of August 21 we will get to experience more than a...

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