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Welcome to Ursel's Web, a gallery of fine art and custom framing.

For over thirty years we have been your source for custom framing. Diplomas, photographs, needlework, paintings, mirrors, and all your treasured memories, family heirlooms, are framed on location by Ursel and her helpful and friendly staff. We use museum quality, acid-free archival matting and backing boards, and offer a choice of glazing materials including non-glare and ultraviolet light-filtering options.  We also offer Shadow boxes for object framing.

We frame what you bring us, or we can order museum quality prints to help decorate your home or office. Prints can be ordered in "canvas transfer" form for the look and feel of real oil paintings.

Our gallery also offers artwork ranging from prints to original works by local artists.

We feature a new artist every month working in conjunct with the Middletown Art Guild.

Free estimates are gladly given.
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140 Washington Street
Middletown, CT 06457

Phone: (860) 344-0041 * Fax: (860) 852-0042

Shop HOURS:
Open Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.,
Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Sundays & Mondays.
Ursel's is your shop for giftware as well!

Danish candles & candle holders,
German Radiometers
Mouth-blown glass ornaments and figurines. Cloisonne.

Click for more German Ornaments like Candle Pyramids and German Smokemen.
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Object Framing
  We have over a thousand frame styles to chose from, cut to any size for your custom pictures, needlepoints and cross-stitch works, objects and memories.
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The Owner, Ursel Shaffer
The Crew from Left to Right:
Sally, Debbie, Ed, Eleanor, Ursel, Carlota & Melissa.
Gallery owner, Ursel Shaffer.
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New Glazing Options offered:
AR-anti-reflective water white glass. “The invisible glass”  98% Light transmission make colors sharper and details more visible.
NEW & CURRENT FEATURED:

Paperweights & Ornaments by Glass Eye Studio - hand crafted glass from Seattle with ash from the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens.

New original art by our featured artists. Oils, acrylics, watercolors and pastels. Trees of Life Ornaments by Kitras Art Glass - made in Canada. Just click on the images above to visit pages for more details.

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Open 7 Days a Week till Christmas!

 by Ursel Shaffer on 12/02/13

Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm. Saturday 10am - 5pm. And Sundays 11am - 4pm, starting December 1st.

Happy Holidays!

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German Christmas Shop!

 by Ursel Shaffer on 10/14/13

Opening Reception: Friday, October 18, 2013 4 -8 pm

Hand-painted etched glass, mouth-blown old world design ornaments, Nutcrackers, Smokemen, Candle Pyramids and painted German wood ornaments. Bavarian Pewter, Czech Republic, Polish and Egyptian Ornaments, plus Angels and so much more.

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German Easter Shop

 by Ursel Shaffer on 02/15/13

German Easter shop is now up and running.

There will be a reception on Saturday March 2, 2013 during normal business hours 10 am-5 pm.

Featured Artist will be Mary Geary who will have along with her hand-painted wooden eggs, round keepsake boxes with  
unique hand-painted scene featuring its own special rabbit.

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Middletown Gallery Walk

 by Ursel Shaffer on 06/21/12

Hello Friends,


The Middletown Downtown Arts District, which runs from Washington Street North, is presenting a Gallery Walk, which will run the third Wednesday of every month, and Ursel's Web is proud to be part of this event, which starts this Wednesday, June 20, from 5pm to 8pm.

Start your walk at Ursel's Web, there is lots of free parking, then walk to the Gallore Gallery, Middletown Framing, The Buttonwood Tree, Green Street Arts Center, MAC 650 Gallery,
Tesoro, Eli Cannon's Trading Co., NORA Cupcake Co., and Eli Cannon's.
There will be refreshments, music, special events at different places.

Then treat yourself to something to eat and get a special discount at:
Tibetan Kitchen, Iguanas Ranas, Eli Cannon's, NORA Cupcake/Eli Cannon's Trading Co., 
and Realto Cafe.

We all look forward to seeing you and your friends on The Walk!

Ursel Shaffer
Ursel's Web
140 Washington St
Middletown, CT
Phone: 860-344-0041

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May News

 by Ursel Shaffer on 05/15/12

Currently featured at Ursel's Web:

'Old Maps, Prints, Photos of Middlesex County' exhibit.

Show runs through June.

And don't forget the Ursel's Web Tag Sale where 100% of the proceeds will go to the Amazing Grace Food Pantry.

May 26, 9am to 3 pm.

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