[Easy and Simple] Popular DIY Ideas You Can Make with Materials from 100-Yen Shops
There are probably many people who picked up DIY as a hobby while spending more time at home.
These days, 100-yen shops are just as well stocked as home improvement stores—not only with materials but also with tools.
Here are some DIY ideas that mainly use items from 100-yen shops.
We focus on easy projects that keep sawing wood and driving screws to a minimum.
Even if you don’t have a home improvement store nearby, chances are there’s a 100-yen shop!
Try DIY-ing some handy items for your home!
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Easy and Simple: Popular DIY Ideas You Can Make with 100-Yen Shop Materials (21–30)
gel candle
At 100-yen shops, you can find a product called gel candles, and with them you can easily make homemade candles.
Gel candles are easy to handle, and you can even pour two different colors one on top of the other to create a two-layer candle.
The way the colors blend slightly between the layers also gives it a lovely look.
Plus, by placing items you like—such as colored sand, seashells, or dried flowers—into the glass before pouring in the gel candle, you can create a more stylish and original piece.
Give it a try and make one with your own sense of style.
Shichi-Go-San photo frame
Let’s make a cute, stylish, Japanese-style photo frame for Shichi-Go-San using materials from the 100-yen shop! Remove the backing inside a photo frame you bought at the 100-yen store, and attach a piece of chirimen cut cloth with double-sided tape.
Then, place your photo so that a bit of Japanese-patterned origami peeks out underneath, and set everything back into the frame.
Trim any excess fabric with scissors, and stick the edges to the back with double-sided tape.
Tie a chirimen cord at the corner, and your Japanese-style photo frame is complete!
Three-tier shelf with a roof made of slatted boards (sunoko)
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Here’s an easy project for beginners: a three-tier shelf with a roof made from wooden slats.
Prepare three slatted boards, a box, boards cut to size, and adhesive, then get started.
Cut the slats to size and glue them together.
Once you’ve confirmed they’re firmly attached, paint the slats and boards.
After the paint dries, use screws to attach the roof section.
When turning the screws, don’t apply too much force, as the boards may crack—go slowly and carefully.
Give it a try!
Key rack made from 100-yen shop materials
This is a key rack packed with ideas, made using photo frames.
Prepare three identical photo frames: two will form the body and one will be the lid.
Start by making the body.
First, cut a cork sheet to fit the inside dimensions of a photo frame, apply a decorative remake sheet, and attach it to the first frame.
Next, glue the second frame on top of the first.
That completes the body.
Then, use hinges to connect the third frame to the body as a lid.
Finish by attaching an arch latch.
By inserting aluminum pins into the cork sheet, you can hang your keys on them.
It’s a creative project that turns photo frames into a key rack.
Try painting it or adding your own touches to make it uniquely yours.
Cream soda trinket case
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When it comes to summery drinks, cream soda is a classic! So let’s make a cream soda-themed trinket holder.
This idea uses a flower vase sold at 100-yen shops.
It’s shaped like a rectangle topped with a half-circle, and it already looks like cream soda, doesn’t it? Apply green iridescent origami paper to the rectangular part and white masking tape to the half-circle to represent the drink and the ice cream.
Glue a cherry made from a pom-pom and a craft pipe cleaner to the outside, then insert a straw.
Add iridescent round stickers to mimic bubbles for an even cuter finish.
Photo frame decorated with fabric
This is a photo frame decorated by using a paper plate as the base and covering it with small pieces of fabric.
You can create originality by choosing different fabrics and arranging them in a balanced way.
Leave the center, where the photo will go, without any fabric, and try to stick the fabric everywhere else with as few gaps as possible.
If you vary the sizes of the fabric pieces and intentionally overlap them, it will not only look more vibrant but also give a sense of depth.
Pine cone wall-hanging decor
When you think of flowers that evoke autumn, cosmos likely come to mind.
So today, we’re introducing how to make a wall-hanging decoration that depicts beautiful cosmos using pine cones.
Use nippers to cut off the pine cone scales one by one and get them ready for gluing.
After painting them with acrylic paint, start attaching the pine cone pieces to a cutting board available at 100-yen shops.
For the leaves, use faux greenery, also sold at 100-yen shops.
This wall-hanging decoration, inspired by cosmos flowers, will instantly bring an autumnal feel to any room.
Why not give it a try yourself?
Photo frame with flower box
If you’re looking to display your precious photos, how about a photo frame decorated with artificial flowers? Since you’ll use frames and floral materials available at 100-yen shops, it’s budget-friendly and easy to try.
To make it, simply remove the acrylic panel from the frame and use a hot glue gun to attach your chosen flowers from the front.
It’s also great to select flowers to match the purpose or to suit the season.
Filling the frame completely without gaps makes it look more luxurious, so give it a try!
Fluid art
Fluid art is an art genre that emphasizes fluidity.
By mixing acrylic paint with liquid laundry starch (or glue) and using a hair dryer or your breath to guide the colored liquid across the canvas, you create the work.
Because the final form is left to the flow of the liquid, it often results in wonderfully unpredictable pieces.
You mix your favorite paint colors with laundry glue and pour them onto the canvas, making it a fast-paced art style.
Most of the materials can be found at 100-yen shops.
With freeform experimentation—creating fine patterns or blowing air—you can craft your own unique art and display a piece that suits your space.
floating frame
A floating frame is a decorative item made by placing flowers or other objects inside a frame so that they look as if they are floating.
You can make it cute with pressed flowers, artificial flowers, or even flowers folded from origami.
Displaying three-dimensional objects in a frame creates a more enjoyable effect than hanging a flat picture.
If you make the pieces with origami, you can choose your favorite colors and designs, making it a great material for those who want to spark their imagination.
Select colors and designs that match your room to beautifully brighten up your space.