Mariah · Order Management
Order management app for my 15-year-old sister's jewelry business
The challenge
My younger sister is 15 and sells handmade jewelry at school. One day I asked how sales were going — she couldn’t answer. She didn’t know how many open orders she had, who had paid, or how much she had coming in.
Her “system” was a notebook and WhatsApp conversations. For a company, this would be a basic management problem. But for a 15-year-old, she simply didn’t have that knowledge yet.
I saw the problem, opened my editor, and in under 4 hours delivered the project with a PWA installed on her phone.
The solution
I built a mobile-first webapp with exactly what she needed. Nothing more, nothing less.
Main dashboard
- Summary with personalized greeting and new order button
- Cards for monthly sales and amount receivable
- Counter for active and overdue orders
- Recent orders list with visual status (pending, in production, unpaid, partial)
Financial controls
- Total sales with filter by week, month, or full period
- Order count and average ticket
- Split between received and receivable amounts
- Collection rate with progress bar
- Transaction history with payment status
Order management
- Quick registration with client name, delivery date, and products
- Independent production and payment statuses (an order can be finished but not paid)
- Product showcase with prices for fast order assembly
Mobile navigation
- Bottom bar with 5 sections: Home, Orders, Products, Showcase, Money
- Dark interface optimized for quick phone use
- Installable PWA, works like a native app on her phone
Results
- From identified problem to working app in under 4 hours
- Functional app she uses every day between classes
- Zero lost orders since implementation
- Real financial tracking where before there was a notebook
- Interface simple enough for a 15-year-old to use without training
- Same code and design quality as a paying client project
Why this case is here
This project had no brief, no contract, no payment. It had a question (“how are sales going?”), a real problem, and 4 hours of development. If I build with this level of care and speed for my 15-year-old sister, imagine what I’ll do for your business.