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A Precious Moments History
Since the late 70’s Sam Butcher and his Precious Moments artwork have brought comfort, hope and joy to people through out the world. It is hard to believe that this international phenomenon, which includes Sam’s figurines, plush animals, dolls, ornaments and giftware, originally started as a small greeting card business that was more of a past time than a occupation.

The story behind Precious Moments beginnings, is quite unique. As with many artists, religion was Butcher's inspiration. While at Bible College in Los Angeles, California Sam and his friend Bill attended an annual Christian Booksellers Association Convention in Anaheim show close by. There Eugene Freedman, founding Chairman of Enesco Corporation, was amazed by the series of Precious Moments greeting cards created by a young man named Sam Butcher. The cards depicted a number of teardrop-eyed children, each portraying special inspirational thoughts of comfort and hope. Freedman quickly recognized the potential within the artist. However, when he offered to turn the cards into a line of collectible figurines, Butcher initially refused, claiming that the illustrations on the cards would lose their message once created in a three dimensional form.

Freedman, nonetheless, asked Japanese sculptor Yasuhei Fujioka, his longtime friend, to fashion a porcelain figurine of the illustration. When Sam saw how perfectly the outcome expressed his message, Butcher was so overwhelmed, that he began to weep with joy. At that moment Precious Moments figurines was born. That particular piece is now recognized as "Love One Another" and went on to become one of the 21 Precious Moments figurines to make their first appearance at a trade show in Chicago later that Fall. The original 21, as those first Precious Moments pieces are called, were highly successful and Precious Moments quickly began expanding as Sam Butcher, Eugene Freedman and Yasuhei Fujioka teamed up to bring more of Butcher's messages of loving, sharing and caring to the world. To date, the Precious Moments collection includes over 1,600 pieces; including figurines, wedding invitations, plates, ornaments, bells, hinged boxes, thimbles and more.

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