Hina Matsuri, also known as Doll’s day or ‘Girl’s day’ is an annual tradition celebrated by Japanese around the world, and even folks here in Hawaii. It’s celebrated on the third day of the third ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) — Sam Butcher, the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop-eyed children, has died. He was 85. The company said in a Facebook post that he died ...

Note: This story originally appeared on Redbook. After production began in 1978, Precious Moments took the gift-giving industry by storm. With a design for every occasion, collecting each ...

Sam Butcher sometimes struggled to explain why Precious Moments figurines, his signature artistic creation, became such a cultural phenomenon. Half a million people joined special collectors’ clubs to ...

Have you seen that episode of The Simpsons where Ned, Homer's next door neighbor and an avid collector of Humble figurines, gets fed up with the morally bankrupt populace of Springfield and moves to ...