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When we heard that one of our favourite magazines, Country Homes & Interiors, had come up with a brilliant fundraising craft initiative, we contacted them to see how we could help! As a result, The Oak Room will be hosting two special craft mornings to help raise money for Mencap. On Tuesday 21st May and [...]

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There’s so much to celebrate this month including Mothering Sunday and Easter so we have plenty of unique gifts and decorations both online and in our Hertford and Hatfield stores to help you enjoy the festivities too! We are also really thrilled to hear that one of our favourite magazines, Woman’s Weekly, has chosen The [...]

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It was great to open the doors of our Hatfield store once again on Tuesday 12th February. We’ve been busy stocking up with lots of new Spring products which we hope will help beat those winter blues! During Half term, we’ll be hosting free children’s craft activities in The Coach House Restaurant at Hatfield House. No [...]

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We would like to wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Although our Hatfield shop is now closed until Tuesday 12th February, our Hertford store will be open from Friday 28th December. Here are the opening times for Fore Street, Hertford over the Christmas and New Year period: Open Christmas Eve [...]

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We had a very productive craft morning yesterday making poppies for the 2012 Poppy Appeal. A very big thank you to everyone who came along and knitted, crocheted and felted the beautiful poppies. Each Poppy is unique and will be on sale in the Stable Yard shops at Hatfield House from 27th October to raise [...]

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On Tuesday the 16th October, The Oak Room is enlisting an army of local knitters and crafters to make special poppies for the 2012 Poppy Appeal. Anyone willing to come along and help knit, crochet or needle felt unique craft poppies on Tuesday 16th October, should arrive for duty at the Coach House Restaurant, HatfieldHouse from 10.30pm – 1pm. [...]

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Knit 1, Hook 1, Sew 1 & Pass it on at Craft Tuesday every week from 10.30am in The Coach House Restaurant, Stable Yard, Hatfield House. AL9 5NQ. Come along with any craft project, share ideas and inspire others over a cup of coffee and a chat. All ages welcome!

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Get Your Funny Feet On!  You are invited to a coffee morning in aid of The Eve Appeal on  Tuesday 25th September 2012 from 10am to 11.30am at The Coach House Restaurant, Stable Yard, Hatfield House Come and enjoy free coffee & cake in return for a donation to the Eve Appeal. Every day in [...]

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We can hardly believe we’re half way through July already and so in view of the recent weather we thought we’d try our best to brighten up your day! Firstly we have some hot off the press news for all visitors to our shop.  From 24th July you will be entitled to a brand new [...]

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We hope you had a fantastic bank holiday weekend and enjoyed the festivities as much as we did! The Jubilee may well be over but there is still plenty to celebrate this month – particularly for the men! The Euro Championships kick off soon with England’s first game on Monday 11th June so why not [...]

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This morning we rushed out to buy our copy of the Commemorative Jubilee issue of My Weekly. We were really looking forward to seeing The Royal Pop tops in their full glory. Food Stylist, Sue Ashwoth has used the Royals toppers to top of her magnificent Jubilee Street Party Cake. The magazine features the recipe for [...]

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We just had to show you some of the buttons that arrived yesterday from France, as it may take a few days before we can get them all on line! We’ve been in button heaven the last couple of days, carefully unpacking and sorting.  The buttons also came with some rather lovely felt friends…  

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Come along and create Easter crafts with The Oak Room! We’re hosting a free children’s craft day on Tuesday 3rd April between 11am & 4pm. Weather permitting, we’ll be crafting on the picnic tables outside the shop or we’ll be upstairs in The Coach House Restaurant located in the Stable Yard area of Hatfield House. [...]

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We’ve been inspired by the felting wool to have a go at needle felting some little felt friends. Here are the fruits of our labour and a selection of the incredible colours of wool that we have in stock. We’ve also had a go at making slippers using the wet felting technique and a pair [...]

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We’ve got lots of lovely ideas for Mothers Day in store, so we thought we’d share them with you..

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Spring is in the air here at The Oak Room and we have lots of fresh new products to get us in the mood, including some gorgeous Mother’s Day gifts in store and online. To celebrate Mothers Day, we will be giving away a small bunch of daffodils to each child that visits us over [...]

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The Oak Room will be re-opening its doors from Sunday 5th February. Do come and browse the new selection of products in store, including our range of  Valentines gifts and cards. As always, we are open from 10am – 5.30pm Tuesday to Sunday (closed Mondays). A Wedding Fair will be taking place on 5th February [...]

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With Christmas just around the corner we are feeling festive here at The Oak Room.  We have lots of unique and unusual Christmas products in store and online including decorations, cards, and gifts, so do pay us a visit if you are looking for that special something!  There’s also lots of exciting events taking place [...]

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Our two little helpers had great fun trying out the new Hint of a tint Lip balm kit…. We have 2 kits available to buy on line. “Hint of a Tint” and “Light Shimmer” both priced at £15.99. The kit contains everything you need to make 4 lip balms, so you can make one to [...]

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It’s going to be a busy month at The Oak Room as we prepare for the run up to the festive season. There’s many exciting events happening throughout November in the shop and in and around Stable Yard, so we  thought we’d  try and get in to the habit of doing a monthly “News and Events” [...]

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This year, The Oak Room is supporting the world’s largest children’s Christmas project, Operation Christmas Child and we need your help!  Nearly 1.2 million shoeboxes of gifts were donated from the UK last year and sent to underprivileged children around the world who would otherwise not receive a present. If you would like to help, [...]

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If you’re looking for ways to keep little ones amused over half term, then why not come along to the Oak Room shop where they can take part in biscuit decorating and spooky colouring fun, completely free of charge. These activities will be running from Tuesday 25th – Friday 28th October between 11am until 3pm. [...]

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World’s Biggest Coffee Morning Friday 30th September 10am – 11.30am The Coach House Restaurant, Stable Yard, Hatfield Park Come along to The Coach House Restaurant on Friday 30th September from 10am – 11.30am and enjoy a free tea or coffee in return for a donation to the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity. You will also have the [...]

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Today we made gift tags for Easter using the Birds and Nest Stickers. The images are stunning, ranging from simple egg images to rectangular stickers that resemble stamps. Perfect for card making, crafting, for personalising items or for adding a finishing touch to correspondence.  We think they look rather nice as a finishing touch to [...]

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