The original 21 Precious Moments ... Verderame told Scripps News handling the sculptures with clean hands ... is likely tied to their cute and nostalgic look as well as their being works of art.

The original 21 Precious Moments ... Verderame told Scripps News handling the sculptures with clean hands ... is likely tied to their cute and nostalgic look as well as their being works of art.

Precious Moments figurines embraced various themes, including some with Disney tie-ins. Precious Moments 5 “The Little Mermaid” was even featured as a Precious Moments piece of art.

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.

According to its official website, the Precious Moments Chapel and Gardens aims to preserve "the art and medium through which Samuel J. Butcher communicated his unique message of loving, caring ...

If you grew up in a religious household–or had a grandparent who loved bric-a-brac—chances are you’re familiar with Precious Moments. They’re the porcelain miniatures that depict young ...

Sam Butcher, the soft-spoken artist whose doe-eyed, pastel-hued porcelain Precious Moments figurines ignited a global collecting frenzy and made him a wealthy man, and whose Christian faith spurred… ...

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 ...

Sam Butcher, artist who created Precious Moments figurines of teardrop-eyed children, dies at 85 Associated Press Published: May 23, 2024 at 12:29 PM Updated: May 23, 2024 at 4:13 PM ...