In the Workshop

The happenings in the Soft Star workshop.

  1. Presidential Shoes! Obama, Clinton and ???

    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 […]

  2. Welcome to our Newest Little Elf!

    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 […]

  3. Can't Wait to meet Tester #6

    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 […]

  4. Product Testing in the REAL World

    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, […]

  5. Adventures in New Zealand with my Soft Star Shoes

    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. […]

  6. The Soft Star Family is Growing

    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 […]

  7. Our Favorite Valentines

    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 […]

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