DIY
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.
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 | 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
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
|
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6× Iron Nugget |
Nook Miles Exchange |
4,500 Bells
|
 Iron-and-Stone Fence |
6× Stone 3× Iron Nugget |
Nook Miles Exchange |
3,150 Bells
|
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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
|
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5× Iron Nugget 3× Softwood |
 Harvey (Wedding Season) |
411 Bells
|
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3× Iron Nugget 3× Clay 3× Stone |
Nook Miles Exchange |
3,300 Bells
|
Seasonal & Event Recipes
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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 |
