C.Elf.O Tricia

Some of you may remember my post last fall when I talked about Kahlil's knack at kicking off his shoes. He was very skilled at losing the first shoe before I had even gotten the second shoe on. Well, that was then. This is now. Kahlil is a shoe wearer. He will chose a pair […]

Hi - Elf DeAnn here! For the last 3 weeks I have been on a journey to clean, organize, sort, cut and determine the use of our leather inventory. We have over 46 in stock leather colors/types and several hides of each. There were big pieces, small pieces, beautiful pieces and some pretty homely pieces-- […]

Happy New Year from the Elves! Last fall we introduced a new all sheepskin boot called the Orion. We have had a lot of interest in the boot - but are curious as to how the boot performed for folks over time. We'll be sending a survey out to try and understand how we can […]

We couldn't figure out why we were getting an increase in orders for our 'Lil Doggies this month... until my Sister-in-Law called me from Wisconsin and said "Hey - Congrats on being mentioned in Parents magazine!" Sure enough, there we were at the top of the Goody Bag in the December gift guide. Our little […]

While my family was traveling to Ireland, Jay and I decided to carry our Soft Star mocs on the plane. We figured they are light and small enough to carry in a backpack. And once on the plane they would be great to wear... they keep your feet warm, are light, and non-restrictive. So shortly […]

Today was an exciting day here in the shop. Our new clicker was delivered and installed... YEAH!!! Tim and Alan, the best landlord ever, spent the entire afternoon unloading, moving, placing, and wiring the new machine. As you can see in the picture, it's a hefty piece of equipment. Once we got it in place, […]

The workshop has been pretty crazy and disjointed since the catastrophic failure of our hydraulic clicker last week (see last entry). Until our new machine is shipped, we have installed a temporary solution... our 1930's era Famco "KICKER".... This little guy is giving DeAnn, Leah, Keita and Tim a great leg workout as they have […]