Here is 4 year old Tivi punching out little leather stars... lately this has become her favorite workshop activity. The mallet is as heavy as it looks. She has been handing the stars out to local customers. I love how completely absorbed and determined she is when doing this. (P.S. Don't worry - we won't actually put her to work...

I have always been a HUGE fan of our 'Lil Doggie cowboy boots and was so excited to get Cruz his very own pair! They are so adorable and the elastic snugs around his ankle so he can't kick them off. Soft soled cowboy boots with sheepskin innersoles...mmmmmm! Cruz smiles when I put them on him-- so I guess he...

Here is my Father-in-Law (Chava) having just finished putting together our new rain boot display in our retail store. Being Oregonians - us elves stock up on puddle-stomping galoshes and decided to add some to our website. You can check them out along with our other new leather winter boots here. Chava is visiting us from El Paso and helping...

Here we are trying to get back at work trying to get in the swing of things after a couple wonderful months of "babymooning". My son Cruz is nearly 4 months old and learning the ropes in the workshop, including snoozing through email time. Luckily the chair in the photo in is the old-fashioned kind with springs and we can...

A few months ago I was talking to a customer on the phone. She was asking for more description of a leather color. It is pretty hard to describe colors in a way that is meaningful since it's such a visual attribute. You really just need to SEE it. And then she had a brilliant idea... tell people what crayon...

Our newest Soft Star Elf has joined the workshop! Baby Cruz (the little guy in the photo) was born 6 weeks ago at home. Pictured with him are adoring fans DeAnn, Dawn, Mama Trish and Leah during his first visit to the shop. Needless to say, we are all delighted with him! Soft Star Shoes is a family friendly company...

Regular readers might have noticed that Kahlil and his footwear come up regularly. For some strange reason, he seems to have 'a thing' for shoes. I suppose it could be because he is regularly surrounded by footwear... or maybe it's because we often use him as a tester leading to lots of attention directed at his feet. In any event...