Wishing For A Jeannie Bottle

The one thing on my to do list that I simply must get around to doing is to paint my own Jeannie Bottle.

Jeannie's famous bottle was actually a special Christmas 1964 Jim Beam liquor decanter commissioned from the Wheaton Glass Company containing Beam's Choice Bourbon Whiskey. The show’s director, Gene Nelson, saw one in a liquor store and brought it to the show's creator, Sidney Sheldon. The studio prop department painted the bottle to look like an antique and the rest is history.

Yes, you too can have the bottle that we all coveted back in the sixties. Ebay always has these Jim Beam bottles up for auction. The tricky part is painting it to look like the actual bottle used on the show. There are a number of kits that are available, but I have never seen them up close. I do not know if the paint is included, but I would imagine there is some type of stencil provided. There are bottles that are already painted for sale, but they are pricey.

After writing this, I am somewhat inspired, ambitious and feeling a bit nostalgic. Please excuse me while I log onto my Ebay account.