C.Elf.O Tricia

Kahlil, my oldest son, is now three and he has been picking out his shoe colors for about a year now. Much to my husbands chagrin, Kahlil LOVES shiny red and blue shoes. They are flashy! And they work great with Kahlil's cape and superhero mask... he zooms around the grocery store and saves strawberries […]

One of our very special customers recently designed these bright silver moccasins to fill out her closet....Elvis would have been proud. Black suede fringe on the back, shiny silver smooth leather on the front and a trio of rhinestones on each button! They ROCK. (Thanks Nancy!) PS... Before you get too excited about shiny silver […]

Today we started our trial of new LED lighting trial... and we are so far, pleasantly surprised! We swapped out the fluorescent tubes above our finishing table with 2 high power LED tubes, one "warm" and one "cool"... and the resulting work light was a bright natural color and incredibly bright work table. LED lighting […]

Now that our littlest elf is crawling around well, the exploration of the shop has begun. Langston is following in the footsteps of his older elf siblings and has started to pull out all the totes and shoes at knee level and below. He is also a big fan of the vacuum. And the sewing […]

Planning a visit to Washington, D.C. in the future? Newly open is the Capitol Visitors Center - an underground facility located under the east front end of the plaza which provides a "welcoming and educational environment for visitors to learn about the unique characteristics of the House and the Senate as well as the history […]

Coleen Schwartz is a certified Pilate's instructor with a passion for healthy feet. In addition to her doctorate in Podiatric medicine, she does national lectures with the medical community about the use of Pilate's in rehabilitating feet. This week NPR produced an excellent short video with Coleen on stretches and strengthening exercises for your feet. […]

Softstar running mocs after 60 miles of running on asphalt Tue Jepsen is a 26-year-old runner from Denmark with a passion for minimal shoes. When Tue called last month for some Softstar Shoes to test out the Elves were happy to send him a pair. He ran over 60 miles in the shoes and loved them—a […]