A few weeks back we posted the blog below asking for feedback on a Winter running / walking shoe. Thanks to everyone for the great comments! We have spent a lot of time considering your feedback and testing the shoe only to reach the conclusion that our design is not ready yet. To do this "right" and provide you the...

It was a dark and stormy... day... which is strange since we are in Western Oregon. Two weeks ago we had a couple days of dark, muggy, thundery weather. Definitely not standard fare for the Pacific North West. Then on Thursday all the built up weather came to a head, the sky opened up, and buckets of water came pouring...

Sometimes customers confuse us "shoe elves" with "Santa's elves" from the North Pole. Actually we have never been to the North Pole... but our shoes have. Today we shipped an order to our friend Julie from Fairbanks, Alaska. Her mailing address is at the North Pole... pretty distinctive Post Office! Even more bemusing is that we sent a pair of...

Corvallis had a bit of snow last night, and while it might not mean much to you all in the North, it has slowed down life here. Since we don't get many days like this, when we do it's best to stay off the roads and get your snow play in. So that is what we are doing today! We...

It feels like winter has arrived in Corvallis... it's gray, chilly, and wet. But don't try to tell Tivi and Kahlil that! They are still enjoying fall. A couple days ago they put together several pumpkin sticker faces and decorated the door to the Soft Star workshop. So while it may be gloomy and the rain is dripping from the...

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...