Dreams do come true……

When Laurie O’Neill adopted her daughter Mandy from Vietnam in 1998, she realized there weren’t very many products out there for families like theirs, with a Caucasian Mom and an Asian child. While she was waiting to bring Mandy home for the first time, Laurie would gaze at the moon and wish that she could communicate to Mandy how much she loved her. The message must have been received, because Mandy arrived in 1998 with a special fascination for the moon.

Starting out with 6 ornaments that she designed herself which featured Asian kids, “Mandy’s Moon” was born. Those first ornaments were so successful that Laurie and her Mom Nancy continued to expand the business, adding cards, other items, and more new ornament designs such as ornaments for sports and activities each year.

Mandy’s Moon ornaments feature cartoon people that can be completely customized with your choice of skin and hair color as well as personalized with names and the date. Whether you are looking for a redheaded ice skater ornament, an Asian ballerina ornament, or a wedding ornament for a mixed race couple, you’ll find it at Mandy’s Moon! There are designs for all occasions…graduation, adoption, kid’s sports themes, new baby, ethnic angels, First Communion, Siblings, and more.

Laurie adopted her 2nd daughter, Amy, from Vietnam in 2007 at age 10. The girls are now 12 and 13 and Mandy has already designed several ornaments for Mandy’s Moon (Year of the Ox and Panda with Cone Hat designs). Amy hopes to begin designing soon too. A portion of the proceeds from sales of many ornament designs will be used to help with school expenses for the girls older brothers who are still in Vietnam.

Article and images used with permission from MandysMoon.com