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 ...

Precious Moments figurines and other products continue to be sold to fans and collectors worldwide.

Only God could have created a relationship such as ours.” Precious Moments is still manufacturing new figurines, but fans who pick up more recent designs will have to wait a while for them to ...

Thousands of designs have been produced over the decades, and fans of his work flock each year to the Precious Moments Inspiration Park and Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage, Missouri.

If you ever had a grandma, chances are you are aware of the Precious Moments line of figurines ... We know for a fact that can be super cool. Ever since fans began to notice her work on social ...

Mr. Butcher, whose fans sought him out at the Precious Moments compound to autograph their ... Money was tight and the family budget did not stretch to art supplies, so he used rolls of paper ...

Precious Moments, the cute collectibles with ... Busher realizes that not everyone will be a fan of his art, and he's OK with that. Whether you love it or hate it, we can all agree on one thing ...

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 ...