Beads Bracelet Builder

A visual bracelet customization platform that enables users to design personalized bracelets through an interactive builder. Select beads, choose bands, preview designs in real-time, and complete secure purchases all within a streamlined interface.

Core Features

Real-Time Visual Designer

Interactive preview displays each bead selection instantly on the chosen band. Users see their design evolve as they build, with click-to-remove functionality for quick adjustments. Empty positions appear as dashed placeholders, providing clear visual guidance throughout the design process.

Dynamic Price Calculation

Order totals update automatically as beads and bands are added or removed. The sticky price calculator remains visible during scrolling, ensuring users always know their current total. Pricing data flows from a simple JSON configuration, eliminating database overhead while maintaining flexibility.

Structured Product System

Beads and bands are managed through TypeScript interfaces with complete type safety. Each bead tracks its position (0-9), name, color, and price. Bands include material properties, colors, and pricing. This structure enables reliable state management and prevents configuration errors.

Stripe Payment Integration

Secure checkout powered by Stripe.js ensures payment data never touches the application server. The integration loads asynchronously when needed, optimizing initial page load. Form validation enforces band selection before checkout, preventing incomplete orders.

Precise Control Features

10-Bead Limit

Enforced maximum capacity prevents overloading while maintaining bracelet structure

6 Band Options

Elastic and cord materials in multiple colors with CSS gradient rendering

Live Preview

Instant visual updates show exact bead placement and color combinations

Technical Foundation

This application demonstrates modern web development practices through carefully selected technologies that prioritize performance and developer experience.

React 18 + TypeScript

Modern component architecture with complete type safety prevents runtime errors and improves code maintainability

Vite Build System

Lightning-fast hot module replacement during development with optimized production builds

TailwindCSS

Utility-first styling with built-in dark mode support and responsive design patterns

Stripe Integration

Secure payment processing with asynchronous SDK loading for optimal performance

React Router v6

Client-side routing enables smooth navigation between builder, checkout, and confirmation screens

Lucide Icons

Modern, consistent icon library integrated throughout the interface

Performance Advantage: Vite's HMR provides instant updates during development. Production builds are optimized with tree-shaking and code-splitting, while Lucide icons are excluded from pre-bundling for faster startup.

Who This Is For

Small E-commerce Creators

Artisans and small business owners selling customizable products online need a lightweight platform without database complexity or heavy backend infrastructure. This system provides product visualization and secure checkout without operational overhead.

Front-end Developers

Developers seeking a modern React reference implementation with TypeScript, state management patterns, and payment integration. The codebase demonstrates component composition, routing architecture, and responsive design without unnecessary abstraction.

Technical Learners

Students and self-taught developers exploring modern web development patterns benefit from seeing TypeScript interfaces, React hooks, context API usage, and payment integration implemented in a real-world application with practical constraints.

Fast Prototypers

Teams validating product concepts quickly appreciate the minimal infrastructure requirements. No backend server, no database setup, no complex deployment just static hosting and a Stripe account enable a functional e-commerce experience.

Why This Product Exists

This project began with a handmade bracelet. My daughter had started creating bracelets, colorful beaded designs, some with glow-in-the-dark elements and gave me one that I wear daily. Watching her craft these pieces sparked the idea: she could sell these online. My Bracelet

The challenge was finding an appropriate platform. Traditional e-commerce solutions demanded backend infrastructure, databases, and significant technical overhead for what was fundamentally a simple need: let customers choose beads, select a band, see their design, and purchase securely.

Rather than adopt complex systems designed for large-scale inventory management, I built a focused solution. The platform needed to handle visual customization and payment processing without requiring database administration or server maintenance infrastructure that would be excessive for a small creator’s needs.

This application proves that modern frontend technologies can replace traditional backend systems for specific use cases. By leveraging TypeScript for type safety, React for state management, and JSON for configuration, the system eliminates operational complexity while maintaining reliability. Each bead and band is a simple data structure. State flows unidirectionally through React components. Stripe handles payment security.

The result is a platform that enables a young creator to run an online business without technical barriers and demonstrates how thoughtful architecture choices can make e-commerce accessible to small-scale artisans.

Why Choose This Approach

Traditional e-commerce platforms introduce significant overhead for simple customization workflows. Database hosting, server maintenance, and API development create ongoing costs and complexity.

This implementation eliminates those requirements through strategic technology choices:

No Backend Infrastructure: Static hosting suffices because product configuration and pricing live in JSON files updated through version control.

Type Safety Without Complexity: TypeScript interfaces prevent configuration errors without requiring schema validation servers or database migrations.

Secure Payments Without Servers: Stripe.js handles payment processing directly, eliminating PCI compliance concerns and backend payment logic.

Instant Development Feedback: Vite’s HMR provides sub-second updates during development, accelerating iteration cycles significantly.

Scalable Through Simplicity: Adding new beads or bands requires editing JSON and uploading images no database queries, no API endpoints, no deployment coordination.

The architecture demonstrates that modern frontend tools enable complete e-commerce experiences without traditional server infrastructure for specific product categories.

Built with AI Assistance

This project demonstrates practical AI collaboration in software development. The application architecture, component structure, and TypeScript implementation were developed through iterative AI-assisted coding, showcasing how modern development tools accelerate creation while maintaining code quality and best practices.