In Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH), you can receive Shell and Summer Shell DIY Recipes by popping balloons with your slingshot! Go to any DIY Workbench to craft your newly-received recipes. For a list of Shell and Summer Shell DIY Recipes as well as how to find them and their materials, read on!
| Shell-Related Pages | ||
|---|---|---|
 Shell Series | List of Shells | Summer Shells |
List of Contents
- List of Shell Item DIY Recipes
- Shell Series
- Summer Shell Series
- How to Get Shell DIY Recipes
- What is the Shell Series?
- Related Links
List of Shell Item DIY Recipes
Shell Series
| DIY Item | Required Materials |
|---|---|
| Sandy-Beach Flooring | ・Giant Clam (×1) ・Cowrie (×1) ・Coral (×1) ・Sand Dollar (×1) ・Sea Snail (×1) ・Venus Comb (×1) |
| Shell Arch | ・Giant Clam (×3) ・Cowrie (×3) ・Coral (×3) ・Sand Dollar (×3) ・Sea Snail (×3) ・Venus Comb (×3) |
| Shell Bed | ・Stone (×4) ・Clay (×3) ・Giant Clam (×5) |
| Shell Fountain | ・Stone (×3) ・Giant Clam (×5) |
| Shell Lamp | ・Clay (×3) ・Giant Clam (×2) |
| Shell Music Box | ・Iron Nugget (×2) ・Giant Clam (×3) |
| Shell Partition | ・Venus Comb (×4) ・Conch (×4) |
| Shell Rug | ・Giant Clam (×3) |
| Shell Speaker | ・Iron Nugget (×2) ・Conch (×3) |
| Shell Stool | ・Cowrie (×5) |
| Shell Table | ・Clay (×3) ・Sand Dollar (×7) |
Summer Shell Series
| DIY Item | Required Materials |
|---|---|
| Shell Wand | ・Star Fragment (×3) ・Summer Shell (×) |
| Shell Wreath | ・Giant Clam (×1) ・Cowrie (×1) ・Coral (×1) ・Sand Dollar (×1) ・Sea Snail (×1) ・Summer Shell (×1) |
| Shellfish Pochette | ・Giant Clam (×2) ・Summer Shell (×6) |
| Starry-Sands Flooring | ・Summer Shell (×3) ・ |
| Summer-Shell Rug | ・Summer Shell (×6) |
| Tropical Vista | ・Summer Shell (×5) |
| Underwater Flooring | ・Coral (×3) ・Summer Shell (×3) |
| Underwater Wall | ・Coral (×3) ・Summer Shell (×3) |
| Water Flooring | ・Summer Shell (×6) |
Sandy-Beach Flooring (×1)How to Get Shell DIY Recipes
Get from Balloon Presents
Like most DIY recipes, you can get DIY recipes for Shell items from balloon presents.
To learn more about getting presents from balloons, see our guide!
Summer Shell Series Recipes Only Available in Summer
| Northern Hemisphere | June 1 to August 31 |
|---|---|
| Southern Hemisphere | December 1 to February 28 |
One shell material called Summer Shells are only available during Summer, so you can only get summer-shell recipes during that season.
Get from Villagers
Your villagers will work on DIYs inside their own houses. If you talk to them, they'll share the DIY recipe with you!
There's guaranteed to be one villager doing DIY, so visit the houses with smoke coming out of the chimney till you find them!
Use our Recipe and Fruit Trading Board
Finding balloons is not an easy task. We recommend using our Trading Board to get the Shell and Summer Shell recipes you want!
Recipe and Fruit Trading Board (312213)
Receive the Shell Wreath Recipe During the Daily Broadcast
| Recipe | Shell Wreath |
|---|---|
| Available Period | February 25 to May 31 (Northern Hemisphere)August 25 to November 30 (Southern Hemisphere) |
Summer officially starts when Isabelle announces the appearance of Summer Shells, which are only available during Summer.
Along with that, you will also receive the DIY recipe for the Shell Wreath during the daily island-wide broadcast.
You can also get the recipe from balloons!
It'ss also possible to get the recipe from balloons though, so don't worry if you missed the chance in the first couple of days of the event.
What is the Shell Series?
DIY Items Crafted Using Shell Materials
The Shell Series is furniture and items crafted from shells found on the beach and other DIY material. Collect them all to live the mermaid life.
Summer Shells are only available during Summer, so don't miss the chance to collect them!
| All Shell Materials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conch | Coral | Cowrie |
| Giant Clam | Sand Dollar | Sea Snail |
| Summer Shell | Venus Comb | - |
Check each material's individual page for information on how to obtain them!
Summer Season
| Summer Duration | |
|---|---|
| Northern Hemisphere | June 1 to August 31 |
| Southern Hemisphere | December 1 to February 28 |
Summer is here when the grass turns vibrant green, and a new set of bugs and fish will appear.
You will also experience the longest day of the year called the Summer Solstice where the sun stays longer in the sky than usual.
This is also the time to collect Summer Shells, which are used to craft Summer Shell items!
Additionally, each month, Flick will also be hosting the Bug-Off, so be sure to join that!
List of Seasons and Seasonal DIY Items
Related Links
All DIY Guides and Recipe List Overview
DIY Recipes and Materials
| DIY Basics | |
|---|---|
| List of DIY Recipes | List of DIY Materials |
| List of Food DIY Recipes | |
DIY Recipe Collections
| Buyable DIY Recipe Collections | |
|---|---|
| Pretty Good Tools | DIY for Beginners |
| Test Your DIY Skills | Wildest Dreams |
DIY Guides
| DIY Guides | |
|---|---|
| How to Get All Golden Tools | How to Make and Break Fences |
| How to Get Cherry-Blossom Petals Fast | How to Get Young Spring Bamboos Fast |
| How to Get Summer Shells Fast | How to Get Maple Leaves Fast |
| How to Get Mushrooms Fast | How to Make a Perfect Snowman (Snowboy) |
DIY Item Series
| DIY Series | |
|---|---|
| Fruit Series | Trash Series |
| Space (Celeste) Series | Mermaid Series |
| Time-Limited Series | |
| Bunny Day Series | Zodiac Series |
| Seasonal DIY Series | |
| Bamboo Series | Cherry-Blossom Series |
 Shell Series | Tree's Bounty Series |
| Maple-Leaf Series | Mushroom Series |
| Ice (Frozen) Series | Snowflake Series |
| Festive Series | Spooky Series |
