5 Mini Precious Moments Vinyl Dolls Ursula Little Mermaid, 2 Belle Beauty and the Beast, Glinda, the Good Witch, Elf, Wizard of Oz Disney

5 Mini Precious Moments Vinyl Dolls Ursula Little Mermaid, 2 Belle Beauty and the Beast, Glinda, the Good Witch, Elf, Wizard of Oz Disney

Condition: Good Per 📸 No Box or stands.PMTS

Approx: 5” H

These are Rare per online.

Perfect for that Disney Lover.

Buy this for Someone who loves Precious Moments or the Color Purple.

Also perfect for that special someone that collects Vintage Dolls.

This will be a unique addition to anyone’s collection, or even a perfect start to one.

Sam Butcher, the creator behind the iconic "Precious Moments" porcelain figurines, has died at the age of 85 on May 20th, 2024.

Butcher died surrounded by loved ones,” the company said in a Facebook post.

“He was an artist of love, a messenger of the divine, a shepherd of miracles,” the family-written obituary said. “He taught us that the best mode of transportation through life is often a leap of faith, and that after you leap and before you land, is God.”

These pieces are iconic especially if you asked the women and men who bought the porcelain statuettes—rosy-cheeked children with teardrop-shaped eyes that filled mantels, shelves, tables, and curio cabinets—they could tell definitely you.

“They’re cute,” an Illinois woman explained to the Chicago Tribune. “And they have an inspirational title that has a lot of everyday meaning.”

The story behind it all.....

Working with the sculptor, Yasuhei Fujioka, Enesco and Jonathan & David turned 21 of Butcher’s drawings into figurines, manufactured the little statuettes, imported them to the US, and started selling them.

They expected to be successful. But they were shocked at just how successful.

“It was really strange to me at the beginning,” Bob Feller, who became director of Enesco’s Precious Moments division, later said. “We had a gift line that turned into a phenomenon. People got so involved. We couldn’t believe it.”

In 1980, they launched Precious Moments collectors’ clubs, offering members limited edition figurines if they paid a membership fee, plus the chance to meet with sales reps, hear about forthcoming figurines, and connect with like-minded collectors in their areas. In the first six months, 300,000 people joined.

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. The following year, Enesco made more than $200 million on Precious Moments products, according to The Wall Street Journal. Butcher got more than $50 million in royalties, with a guaranteed annual minimum of $15 million.

With his sudden success—and sudden wealth—Butcher decided he was going to build a chapel. He was inspired by a trip to Italy, where he saw Michelangelo’s art at the Sistine Chapel.

Butcher wanted to be, he said, “an artist in the service of the Lord.”

He didn’t know where he should build it. So, when he got back to the US, he asked God to guide him and went on an impromptu cross-country road trip. Late at night on a highway about 200 miles east of Oklahoma City, with nearly 300 miles still to go to St. Louis, Butcher had a feeling.

“Something very holy was in the car,” he said. “I was so affected that I drove off and parked at the side of the road. I just remember it was very, very quiet and amazing.”

The next day, he learned he was in Carthage, Missouri, found a real estate agent, and bought 17 acres of property. He built a church and started to paint it: 84 murals, covering 5,000 square feet, all with biblical themes done in the Precious Moments style.

He designed 30 stained glass windows. The 15 on the east side depicted Psalm 23. The 15 on the west, the Beatitudes. He ordered marble for the floors from Italy, crystal chandeliers from Czechoslovakia.

The most ambitious part was probably the ceiling. It was 1,400 square feet, 30 feet off the ground. He spent about 500 hours on his back on a scaffold, painting Precious Moments angels and puffy clouds.

Newspapers in the area started to refer to him as “the Michelangelo of Missouri.” Where Michelangelo painted the Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel, Butcher put a host entering paradise. One looked like his father driving a pink convertible, another like his teacher Rex. There were children he’d known and soldiers who’d died and lots of angels, and all of them had the teardrop-shaped eyes that so many found so moving.

At the same time, Butcher’s personal life got very hard. Before he could finish a home for his family to live in in Carthage, his marriage ended in divorce. Butcher decided he wouldn’t move into the house by himself, so he stayed in the garage, where he painted until he fell asleep.

Then, the year after the chapel opened, one of his eldest sons died in a car accident.

He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. His children took over the day-to-day operation of Precious Moments. Attacks of depression grew more frequent.

After a second son died in 2012, one lasted around a year.

“I’m just a messy old artist,” Butcher said. “I just really wanted to serve the Lord.”

As he was dying, Butcher told his family he was with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and it was beautiful.

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