Tanner and Shay found themselves facing an unbearable duality: Preparing for their daughter’s arrival and bracing for her ...

Although they are still being manufactured today, it is not as common to see Precious Moments collections (or any porcelain figurines) in homes as it was 30 years ago. Hence, many of these prized ...

For a time, the Precious Moments Care-a-Van — an 18-wheeler kitted out like a museum, filled with figurines and dioramas that told Butcher’s life story — toured the country.

By 1995, there were more than 500,000 Precious Moments club members in the United States and more than 30,000 shops selling the figurines at prices ranging from $25 to $300.

A selection of Precious Moments figurines sit on a shelf, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Blaine, Minn. Sam Butcher, the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop ...

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 ...

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, artist who created Precious Moments figurines of teardrop-eyed children, dies at 85 by: Associated Press Posted: May 24, 2024 / 08:48 AM EDT Updated: May 24, 2024 / 08:59 AM EDT ...

A selection of Precious Moments figurines sit on a shelf, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Blaine, Minn. Sam Butcher, the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) — 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 ...