workshop

  1. New Neighbors - Musical Treats for Feet(s)!

    We have new neighbors!! Our workshop is on the upper floor of a 100 year old coffee warehouse. A fabulous music store (The Troubadour Music Center) recently moved in downstairs… so now we are treated to strains of violin, piano, flute, accordions, drums, harmonicas, guitars and even singing throughout the the day. They also have […]

  2. The Great Flood of 2009

    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 […]

  3. Expanding the Workshop!

    This month the Elves have been moving, stretching and growing…. WIDER. And in this case, it is a good thing. We took down the wall that formerly framed our workshop and expanded for a little more breathing room. Here is Larkin putting the wagon to work moving sheepskin Tim and Scott built new walls, storage […]

  4. LED Lighting for the Workshop?

    Today we started our trial of new LED lighting trial… and we are so far, pleasantly surprised! We swapped out the fluorescent tubes above our finishing table with 2 high power LED tubes, one “warm” and one “cool”… and the resulting work light was a bright natural color and incredibly bright work table. LED lighting […]

  5. 100% Solar & Wind Powered!

    Soft Star Shoes is now proudly 100% powered by solar and wind! Actually, we have been for a full 5 months now – but it has taken me a while to get around to writing this blog entry. I got a little nudge to write it this week when an EPA report was issued ranking […]

  6. The Day Soft Star Stood Still

    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 […]

  7. Elves Bowling

    You all have kept the elves pretty busy the last couple months. So to take a little break we headed to the bowling alley for a few games. As you can see the littlest elves enjoyed themselves. And while we usually recommend Soft Star Shoes for young feet… there are exceptions! Soft Star Shoes is […]

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