Little elves Tivi & Cruz were delighted this past weekend to have Grandma visit from Wisconsin! Here they are on the way to American Dream for pizza. While visiting the workshop - Grandma / Mom / Judy tested out all our new adult boot styles and sandals we have in development for this summer and fall. She gave the new...

February was Elf DeAnn's last month at Soft Star. She decided it was time to get started on the next big adventures life has in store for her. DeAnn worked for Soft Star, on and off, over the last nine years. She cut the leather for almost every pair of shoes Soft Star shipped in the last three years. DeAnn...

Little Noah and friend stopped by last week on St. Patrick's Day all decked in green to pick up their custom sandals for a warm weather vacation. Green must have been on his Mom's mind the previous week when she designed them... I couldn't resist a photo! Tim is looking on. Soft Star Shoes is a family friendly company located...

I recently got in touch with an old high school friend. When she told her 9 year old daughter about Soft Star, her daughter remembered the Native American proverb: Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins. Of course she thought of it because we make moccasins, but it's also a wonderful reminder that we should...

Soft Star Shoes is now proudly 100% powered by solar and wind! Actually, we have been for a full 5 months now - but it has taken me a while to get around to writing this blog entry. I got a little nudge to write it this week when an EPA report was issued ranking our little town of Corvallis...

It is so fun to live and work in a college town. Right now the town is buzzing with the great team work by the Oregon State Basketball team, coached by Craig Robinson. As a new coach, he is creating a bit of Cinderella story - going from no conference wins last year to a competitive season this year and...

When I open my closet I find one pair of white tennis shoes and scads of brown and black every other kind of footwear. If I was more fashion-forward, there may be more color in my closet. But I'm not and all the black and brown means my shoes "go with everything". That works for a mom on the go...