A commemorative Precious ... to the art department and, in his spare time, began drawing teardrop-eyed children for friends and family. Those drawings ultimately became the Precious Moments ...

Collectible figurines from Precious Moments, a Christian giftware company, could be worth up to $15,000 if you happen to have authentic ones with the right attributes. The Love One Another figuri ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Sam Butcher, the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop-eyed children, has died. He was 85. The company said in a Facebook post that he died ...

Sam Butcher sometimes struggled to explain why Precious Moments figurines ... And Butcher, an art school dropout, earned tens of millions of dollars in annual royalties. “I’m still ...

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Sam Butcher, the creator behind the iconic "Precious Moments" porcelain figurines ... He was eventually moved to the art department. He worked as a story illustrator on children’s television ...

JACKSON, Mich. — The founder of the internationally beloved Precious Moments empire has died. He was 85. Sam Butcher was born in Jackson, Michigan in 1939. According to his bio on the company's ...