From:  Brian Fetzer, Artist

Subject:  Closure of Brian's Genie Bottles

Effective immediately, I will no longer be accepting new orders for additional bottles.  If you are looking for a genie bottle I would highly recommend my friend and fellow bottle artist Michelle Edewaard of Dreamy Jeannie Bottles. 

Anyone who currently has a bottle on order with me will still be receiving their bottle.  I have never failed to deliver a bottle and I am not going to go out that way.  I apologize for the length of time it is taking, but all orders will be filled.

I have been struggling with this decision for the past year and on November 25, 2009, that struggle came to an abrupt end.  For many years my continued interest and obsession with painting these bottles has come at a very high price.  My wife and children have grown to hate these bottles being in the house because of the amount of time I put into painting them, time that was taken away from them.  On 11-25-09 my wife took my children and filed for divorce.  That put the final nail in the Jeannie bottle coffin for me.

Although we are trying to work out our differences, one issue that is not negotiable is how I've been running this business.  The amount of stress and pressure it has put on me was being transferred to my family and that is not an option for the future.  When/if I do re-open this site, it will be on a deposit based ordering system.  Customers will pay a deposit at the time of ordering a bottle and the balance will be due when the bottle is completed and ready to ship.  I will also not take more orders than I can handle so to allow plenty of time for my wife and kids.  This is all tentative and may be subject to change as my wife and I work things out.

To all those who have purchased bottles from me over the years, I would like to thank you for patronage.  It's been an interesting 6 years of bottle painting and a chapter of my life I highly doubt I will ever forget.

Thanks so much,

Brian