At Soft Star we are lucky in many ways... one of which is that we live in a great community. For Halloween most of the businesses in downtown Corvallis open their doors for trick-or-treating. It's a great, safe way for the kids of the community to enjoy Halloween. And the businesses love seeing the kids and their creative costumes. Above...

Our youngest Elf, Langston, just turned six months old and to remember his adorableness, we had photos taken. I couldn't resist putting him in his super cute and cuddly Woolies. Soft Star didn't have Woolies when Kahlil was a baby and I'm sorry we didn't. They have become my favorite baby shoes... they are quick to slip on, easy to...

You all have kept the elves pretty busy the last couple months. So to take a little break we headed to the bowling alley for a few games. As you can see the littlest elves enjoyed themselves. And while we usually recommend Soft Star Shoes for young feet... there are exceptions! Soft Star Shoes is a family friendly company located...

Last month we received a special request from a new customer in London. Andrew was looking for a personalized gift for a baby-to-be and requested one shoe to represent USA and the other to represent South Africa. Hope that the new little person they are destined for will enjoy the cozy sheepskin inside! Who knows? He/she may be embarking on...

Baby Langston and I are back in the shop. We aren't quite full time yet, but we are here every day. He seems to be taking to the work environment pretty well... especially when he can sleep in the sling while I work! It's been a couple years since I had an infant at work with me and I forgot...

Today the "Rouge Republican Elf" had the last laugh. Earlier today we sent out an email to our customers about May specials (click here to view coupons and specials) and in it we always link to our blog articles, including the one below about Presidential shoes. In it, I made the mistake of taunting our Republican co-elf. (Larkin usually edits...

Oregon presidential primary elections have started! In Oregon we vote by mail - very cool. Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton are popping up all over the state - and the elves decided to make them each a pair of Soft Star sheepskin moccasins to have cozy feet on their campaign buses. Here is a size 13 for Senator Obama, and...