Here is Kahlil decorating the table in our play area... just before he colored himself head to toe! How I wish they had invented washable markers back when I was 2... it would have saved some childhood dramas :-) Definitely one of the best inventions ever! Soft Star Shoes is a family friendly company located in Corvallis, Oregon. Viewpoints in...

We feel pretty lucky at Soft Star. We get to make a product we really believe in and we have customers that appreciate what we do. And occasionally they make us beautiful art work. Here is an e-mail exchange with one of our customers and the picture Sasha made of what elves look like - note the slippers in the...

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...

This month MOM Magazine interviewed Larkin and I for a feature titled "When the Shoe Fits: Two Moms Step In as Soft Star Elves". The interview covered how we balance our families and work, helping each other with workplace child-rearing. This includes, but is not limited to sharing diaper wipes - new ones, of course! Click here to view the...

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...