According to the Precious Moments website, in the 1970s, Butcher started drawing the famous teardrop-eyed children as a way to convey a spiritual message. “Precious Moments artwork was ...

Sam began drawing teardrop-eyed children he called "Precious Moments" for family and friends. The drawings graced greeting cards in 1975. The first figurines were created just three years later.

"If I went here, I'd cry. I used to LOVE these as a child," a TikTok user wrote of the Precious Moments Chapel and Gardens mel garcia/Instagram A Minnesota woman is sharing an up-close and ...