DIY

This article is about the DIY mechanic in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. For the crafting mechanic in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, see Crafting.

Sprite for the DIY Recipe app on the Nook Phone

DIY is a new feature to the Animal Crossing Series, introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The player, upon receiving their Nook Phone, will be able to find the DIY Recipes app on the home screen. This allows the player to catalog the DIY Recipes they receive, as well as the materials in their inventory. This app works with any DIY Workbench and allows the player to bookmark recipes, track which recipes they have crafted, and which crafted items are already in their pocket.

Initially, Tom Nook allows the player to use his DIY Workbench, which is located at Resident Services. Upon interacting with it for the first time, Tom Nook teaches the player the basic mechanics of crafting. The player will also receive a letter from Nintendo early in the game which will have the recipe for a simple DIY workbench attached. The player has the option to craft at the workbench at Resident Services, or their own workbench; each workbench allows access to the player's full catalog of DIY Recipes.

Although there are several varieties of workbenches that can be used or obtained, all of them function identically and can be used to craft any item, with the only differences in workbenches being size and appearance.

The player uses Tom Nook's DIY Workbench

Materials

Materials are natural resources that can be found around islands. The player can obtain raw materials from hitting rocks, shaking trees, and fishing around the player's island as well as Mystery Islands. Additionally, the player can obtain Star Fragments after wishing on a shooting star during a Meteor Shower. These resources can be crafted into items from DIY Recipes or sold to Timmy or Tommy. Crafted items generally sell for more Bells than the raw materials' total value, however there are some exceptions for consumables such as medicine, and there are Mile Stamps associated with selling certain materials.

Material	Location	Sell Price	Recipes	Total Needed**
Clump of Weeds	Ground	10 Bells	38	373
Tree Branch	Tree (via shaking)	5 Bells	19	109
Wood	Tree (via Axe)	60 Bells	94	620
Softwood	Tree (via Axe)	60 Bells	48	273
Hardwood	Tree (via Axe)	60 Bells	50	344
Bamboo Piece	Bamboo Tree (via Axe)	80 Bells	19	117
Bamboo Shoot	Bamboo Tree, once per grown tree (via Shovel) or mail from Daisy Mae	250 Bells	2	8
Stone	Rock (via Axe or Shovel)	75 Bells	48	585
Iron Nugget	Rock (via Axe or Shovel)	375 Bells	102	567
Gold Nugget	Rock (via Axe or Shovel)	10,000 Bells	37	104
Clay	Rock (via Axe or Shovel)	100 Bells	39	178
Fossil	Dig Spot, 4-6/Day (via shovel)	100 Bells	??	??
Wasp Nest	Tree, 5/Day (via shaking)	300 Bells	4	15
Apple	Apple Tree (via shaking)	500 Bells	10	71
Cherry	Cherry Tree (via shaking)	500 Bells	10	72
Orange	Orange Tree (via shaking)	500 Bells	10	72
Peach	Peach Tree (via shaking)	500 Bells	10	70
Pear	Pear Tree (via shaking)	500 Bells	10	70
Coconut	Palm Tree (via shaking)	250 Bells	4	8
Conch	Beach	700 Bells	2	7
Coral	Beach	500 Bells	5	13
Cowrie	Beach	60 Bells	4	10
Giant Clam	Beach	900 Bells	8	22
Sand Dollar	Beach	120 Bells	4	12
Sea Snail	Beach	180 Bells	3	5
Venus Comb	Beach	300 Bells	3	8
Manila Clam	Clam Dig Spot	100 Bells	1	1
Black Cosmos	Picking Flowers	240 Bells	2	17
Orange Cosmos	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	6
Pink Cosmos	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	3	12
Red Cosmos	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	4	11
White Cosmos	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	3	6
Yellow Cosmos	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	2	5
Blue Hyacinth	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	7
Orange Hyacinth	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	5
Pink Hyacinth	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	3	6
Purple Hyacinth	Picking Flowers	240 Bells	3	21
Red Hyacinth	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	2	7
White Hyacinth	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	3	8
Yellow Hyacinth	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	2	5
Black Lily	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	16
Orange Lily	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	5
Pink Lily	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	5
Red Lily	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	2	5
White Lily	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	6	15
Yellow Lily	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	4	9
Green Mum	Picking Flowers	240 Bells	2	16
Pink Mum	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	6
Purple Mum	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	6
Red Mum	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	3	8
White Mum	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	2	5
Yellow Mum	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	4	9
Blue Pansy	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	6
Orange Pansy	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	6
Red Pansy	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	2	5
Purple Pansy	Picking Flowers	240 Bells	2	16
White Pansy	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	2	5
Yellow Pansy	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	5	14
Black Rose	Picking Flowers	240 Bells	2	6
Blue Rose	Picking Flowers	1,000 Bells	2	16
Gold Rose	Picking Flowers	1,000 Bells	2	16
Orange Rose	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	3	8
Pink Rose	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	4	9
Purple Rose	Picking Flowers	240 Bells	2	9
Red Rose	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	5	17
White Rose	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	2	5
Yellow Rose	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	4	11
Pink Tulip	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	5
Black Tulip	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	15
Orange Tulip	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	4
Purple Tulip	Picking Flowers	240 Bells	2	5
Red Tulip	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	4	11
White Tulip	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	2	4
Yellow Tulip	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	2	5
Blue Windflower	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	6
Orange Windflower	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	3	6
Pink Windflower	Picking Flowers	80 Bells	2	6
Purple Windflower	Picking Flowers	240 Bells	3	20
Red Windflower	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	3	8
White Windflower	Picking Flowers	40 Bells	3	8
Empty Can	River and Sea	10 Bells	5	7
Boot	River and Sea	10 Bells	4	7
Old Tire	River and Sea	10 Bells	6	13
Rusted Part	Recycling Bin, day after helping Gulliver	10 Bells	1	30
Star Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars	250 Bells	52	250
Large Star Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars	2,500 Bells	9	9
Aquarius Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (January 20 - February 18)	500 Bells	1	2
Pisces Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (February 19 - March 20)	500 Bells	1	2
Aries Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (March 21 - April 19)	500 Bells	1	2
Taurus Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (April 20 - May 20)	500 Bells	1	2
Gemini Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (May 21 - June 20)	500 Bells	1	2
Cancer Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (June 21 - July 22)	500 Bells	1	2
Leo Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (July 23 - August 22)	500 Bells	1	2
Virgo Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (August 23 - September 22)	500 Bells	1	2
Libra Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (September 23 - October 22)	500 Bells	1	2
Scorpio Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (October 23 - November 21)	500 Bells	1	2
Sagittarius Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (November 22 - December 21)	500 Bells	1	2
Capricorn Fragment	Wishing on Shooting Stars (December 22 - January 19)	500 Bells	1	2

• Note: All Star Fragments are limited to 40 per day, and only up to 20 can have been earned from another island.

There are also seasonal materials that are only available at certain times of the year. While some of these are available all season long, others can be event based.

Material	Location	Season	Sell Price	Recipes	Total Needed**
Young Spring Bamboo	Bamboo Tree, 0-3 per tree (via Axe)	Spring	200 Bells	10	56
Cherry-Blossom Petal	Air (via Net)	Cherry-Blossom Season	200 Bells	14	89
Summer Shell	Beach	Summer	600 Bells	8	30
Acorn	Tree (via shaking)	Autumn	200 Bells	8	35
Pinecone	Cedar Tree (via shaking)	Autumn	200 Bells	7	31
Elegant Mushroom	On Ground (Mushrooming Season)	Autumn	10,000 Bells	2	3
Flat Mushroom	On Ground (Mushrooming Season)	Autumn	200 Bells	7	14
Round Mushroom	On Ground (Mushrooming Season)	Autumn	200 Bells	5	8
Skinny Mushroom	On Ground (Mushrooming Season)	Autumn	200 Bells	8	15
Rare Mushroom	On Ground (Mushrooming Season)	Autumn	16,000 Bells	1	1
Maple Leaf	Air (via Net)	Autumn	200 Bells	9	51
Snowflake	Air (via Net)	Winter	200 Bells	21	143
Large Snowflake	From perfect Snow People	Winter	2,500 Bells	15	15
Blue Ornament	Cedar Tree (via shaking)	Festive Season	50 Bells	7	38
Gold Ornament	Cedar Tree (via shaking)	Festive Season	50 Bells	10	37
Red Ornament	Cedar Tree (via shaking)	Festive Season	50 Bells	7	31

Material	Location	Event	Sell Price
Water Egg	Fishing	Bunny Day	200 Bells
Sky Egg	Bunny Day Balloons (via Slingshot)	Bunny Day	200 Bells
Leaf Egg	Trees (via shaking)	Bunny Day	200 Bells
Stone Egg	Rocks, 0-8 per non-money rock (via Shovel or Axe)	Bunny Day	200 Bells
Earth Egg	Dig Spots (via Shovel)	Bunny Day	200 Bells
Wood Egg	Trees, 0-3 per tree (via Axe)	Bunny Day	30 Bells

• • Total amount of material needed to craft every DIY once

Recipes

Recipes are the largest part of the DIY system. DIY recipes allow the player to actually craft items. The player starts with a handful of recipes from Tom Nook after taking the DIY workshop. As the player progresses, they will encounter more methods of obtaining recipes.

Recipes chiefly use the natural resources listed above, but some use other items which must be obtained or crafted first. It is possible to learn recipes, such as the ironwood kitchenette, which require other crafted items that the player may not yet have found the recipes for.

Methods of obtaining recipes include:

• from Tom Nook and Blathers (for basic tools in early gameplay - some of these recipes may be only given for free to the Resident Representative);
• purchases from Nook's Cranny (or from Timmy in the Resident Services tent);
• redemptions of Nook Miles via the Nook Stop;
• speaking to special characters such as Celeste and Zipper T. Bunny;
• from villagers in their home - at almost any given time once the island is established, at least one villager will be using a workbench in their home, and will give the player a recipe if spoken to;
• letters in the mail (rarely);
• from Balloons (via Slingshot) (rarely);
• a daily Message Bottle on the beach containing a DIY recipe (one may also be found on each Mystery Island visited); and
• learning automatically upon encountering (or collecting a certain number of) particular items, such as fishing out trash, digging up Manila Clams, or collecting Bunny Day eggs.

Visiting another player's island can result in the villagers on that island giving them gifts which could include recipes. A DIY recipe that the player already knows cannot be learned again, but can be dropped or gifted for other players or sold/trashed. All recipe cards sell for 200 Bells each.

List of recipes

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  Tools

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  Housewares

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  Miscellaneous

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  Wall-Mounted

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  Wallpaper/Floors/Rugs

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  Accessories & Equipment

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  Other

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  Seasonal & Event Recipes

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  Construction Kits

Other

Recipe	Required Materials	Recipe Source	Sell Price
Medicine	1× Wasp Nest 3× Clump of Weeds	Any villager (while stung by Wasps)	100 Bells
Fish Bait	1× Manila Clam	Digging up a Manila Clam (via Shovel)	200 Bells
Pitfall Seed	4× Clump of Weeds 6× Tree Branch	Jock	140 Bells
30px Bamboo Lattice Fence	6× Bamboo Piece	Nook Miles Exchange	600 Bells
Barbed-Wire Fence	4× Hardwood 2× Iron Nugget	Nook Miles Exchange	1,980 Bells
Brick Fence	6× Clay	Nook Miles Exchange	1,200 Bells
Bunny Day Fence	1× Earth Egg 1× Stone Egg 1× Leaf Egg 1× Wood Egg 1× Sky Egg 1× Water Egg	Balloon (Bunny Day) Egg Message Bottle, any villager (random)	2,400 Bells
Corral Fence	6× Wood	Nook Miles Exchange	720 Bells
Country Fence	6× Hardwood	Nook Miles Exchange	720 Bells
Hedge	10× Clump of Weeds 5× Tree Branch 2× Stone	Tom Nook (Nature Day)  Leif (Outside of Nature Day)	55 Bells
Imperial Fence	6× Wood 4× Softwood	Nook Miles Exchange	1,200 Bells
Iron Fence	6× Iron Nugget	Nook Miles Exchange	4,500 Bells
Iron-and-Stone Fence	6× Stone 3× Iron Nugget	Nook Miles Exchange	3,150 Bells
Lattice Fence	8× Softwood	Nook Miles Exchange	960 Bells
Rope Fence	4× Iron Nugget	Nook Miles Exchange	3,000 Bells
30px Simple Wooden Fence	6× Softwood	Nook Miles Exchange	72 Bells
Spiky Fence	8× Hardwood	Nook Miles Exchange	960 Bells
Stone Fence	4× Stone	Nook Miles Exchange	600 Bells
Straw Fence	10× Clump of Weeds 3× Wood	Nook Miles Exchange	560 Bells
30px Vertical-Board Fence	8× Wood	Nook Miles Exchange	960 Bells
Wedding Fence	5× Iron Nugget 3× Softwood	Harvey (Wedding Season)	411 Bells
Zen Fence	3× Iron Nugget 3× Clay 3× Stone	Nook Miles Exchange	3,300 Bells

Construction Kits

During the main storyline, the Resident Representative will be given recipes for construction kits needed for two pieces of infrastructure. Both recipes are single-use only and are removed from the recipe catalog once used. Only one campsite may be built. Additional bridges can be built once Resident Services upgrades to a building; for these the player will given the necessary kit upfront.

Recipe	Required Materials	Recipe Source	Size	Sell Price
Bridge Construction Kit	4× Log Stakes 4× Clay 4× Stone	Tom Nook (after Nook's Cranny opens)	Variable	N/A
Campsite Construction Kit	15× Wood 15× Softwood 15× Hardwood 15× Iron Nugget	Tom Nook (after upgrading Resident Services)		N/A