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Do Babies Need Shoes? Here at Softstar we handcraft soft, barefoot-like shoes for babies, kids, and adults. However, we believe that barefoot is best practice for little ones whose feet are still growing and developing. You might find yourself asking, “Why make baby shoes if barefoot is best?” The short answer is that it’s not […]

St. Nick’s Day Shoes are a fun tradition! Shoes are set out the evening before St. Nick’s Day for little gifts to be found the next morning.

It’s a familiar story. Fall is here, teachers are readying their classrooms for new faces, and families are preparing for the approaching school year. Backpacks are being stocked with freshly-sharpened pencils, folders are being personalized with bright stickers, and closets and drawers are being gutted and appraised to find the gaps left by the growth, […]

A few months ago, a customer sent us a photo of her son’s Soft Star rocket shoes along with a child’s music video. The video, appropriately titled “Rocket Shoes,” told the story of a character named Gustafer Yellowgold who receives a pair of rocket shoes from his brother and uses them to fly off Nugget […]

Val with Wife Naomi and son Sebastian Everyone at Soft Star Shoes is sad to see Elf Val go. Val started working at Soft Star Shoes when the RunAmoc took off and jumped right in to barging the soles for us. Our founder Tim’s oldest daughter Naomi, who also used to work at Soft Star, […]

October was a joyous month at Soft Star Shoes as we celebrated the birth of two new elves… Trish and Sal had a baby girl in mid-October, and Naomi and Val had a baby boy on Halloween. Grandpa Tim could not be more proud of his first Grand baby! Love this photo of the new […]

Here is one heart-warming example of how wonderful it is to have integration of our work and family life. This chalkboard welcome sign was made by Elf Sherilyn’s son to greet customers as they come up the stairs. We love that our children are welcome and frequent visitors in the Soft Star workshop Soft Star […]