Hurray!! He's finally here! Little Langston arrived in the middle of an April snow flurry - a precious baby boy. Both he and Larkin are doing well and nesting in at home. Langston weighed in as kind of a big boy - he must of heard us in utero musing about how it would be nice to have a double...

Any minute now.... !! Larkin and her Mom, Ettie stopped by the shop today ... and maybe Tester #6 will be introducing himself later today?? Larkinis anxious for labor to start -and with her slow gait today and far-off look in her eyes, the Elves are betting that tonight might be the night. Larkin and Jay have not revealed the...

As a former high-tech engineer, this shoe elf sometimes longingly remembers the days of fancy testing equipment. First on my wish list would be a heavy duty shoe "walker" that could put 100,000,000 steps on our new models overnight to give us quick feedback on durability of materials (kind oflike the bionic kid). Of course, then I wouldn't get the...

These shoes are made for travelin’ Soft Star Shoes has a long legacy of Soft Star babies, but about 25 years ago I held the title as "The First Soft Star baby". Mom and Dad set up shop in our Southern California garage and became shoemakers as I scooted around in my soft leather shoes. As time passed I moved...

Yep... the youngest elf is on the way. I can only be found in the Soft Star shop through next week, then it's time to wait for the little guy to make his appearance. At Soft Star we are looking forward to having a new elf tester :-) And personally I can't wait to try our new Woolieson him! Soft...

Just had to share our favorite valentines!! Kahlil (2yrs) and Tivi (4 yrs) proudly delivered these yesterday to their respective Moms here at Soft Star. Kahlil might have had a little help cutting out his hearts (left) but his decision to cover himself head to toes with glue and glitter was done all on his own. "I'm a heart!!!" he...

Here is Tim with a pair of custom Superbowl moccasins we made for our local hero Kevin Boss, of Philomath, Oregon - playing for the New York Giants. Kevin is playing his rookie year with the Giants and is starting this Sunday in the Giant's lineup. He's a big guy - there is a lot of sheepskin in them! We...