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When it comes to art and design trends of 2012, DIY living stands out above the rest. Bloggers and creatives everywhere took to fashioning a variety of chic objects from scratch, including jewelry and candles.

Illustrators were also hard at work taking the best items from popular culture and giving them a unique twist. Portraits featuring the Little Mermaid all grown up with children were a popular hit, and proved to be a subtle update on a classic tale.

Art and design developments over the past year signaled how the public is finding new ways to look good for less. DIY finds are one way this is achieved, but many are also looking towards cheaper vintage looks for a timeless, yet affordable look.

Making sense of all of the innovations in art and design can be tough. If you want to learn more on this subject, Trend Hunter’s Art and Design Trend Report offers professional insights on this topic sourced from over one billion views of data.

DIY Glowing Containers
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DIY Nail Polish Glassware
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Orange Peel Wicks
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DIY Mantra Bracelets
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Fashion Icon Illustrations
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DIY LED Party Balloons
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Disney Family Portraits
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Hipster Princess Depictions
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Anime-Style Superheroes
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Hunkified Disney Villains
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Innocuous Tattooed Girl Illustrations
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DIY Magnetic Sunglasses
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Superheroic Eye Shadows
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Floating Balcony Pools
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Cinematic Notebook Sketches
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Friendship Necklace Tutorials
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Pixar-Styled Superheroes
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Race Re-imagined Damsels
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Text-Infused Hipster Renderings
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Sinister Disney Remix Paintings
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DIY Spandex Jewelry
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Teenage Anime-Style Avengers
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Grandiose Disney Depictions
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Adult-Themed Disney Artistry
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Streaky Prismatic Portraits (UPDATE)
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Wing-Widened Campers
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Classy Sentimental Scenes
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Character Connection Cartoons
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DIY Tin Can Treats
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Offensively Remixed Cartoons
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Wallpaper-Inspired Nails
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Fully Functional Garage Homes
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Quirky Digital Dames
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Expressive Animal Confections
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Adorably Brief Body Art
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Cantilevered Wooden Cabins
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Transformed Iconic Images
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Illuminated Public Sculptures
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Sleek Stiletto-Inspired Nails
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Gritty Villainous Visages
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Flora-Infused Female Paintings
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Risque Overlapping Renderings
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TV Apartment Floor Plans
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Punk Fashion Pictorials
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Dry Marker Damsel Drawings
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Ombre Kicks
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Creepy Corpse Dolls
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Historical Hipster Portraits (UPDATE)
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Horror Film Pin-Ups
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Innocuous Youth Illustrations
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Earthy DIY Eateries
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DIY Personified Popsicles
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Concealed Compartment Phone Covers
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Famous Feline Crime Fighters
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Literature-Shingled Lamps
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DIY Nail Tape
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Kitty-Inspired Fonts
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Love-Struck Cakes
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Cinematic Comic Mash-Ups
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DIY Paper Speakers
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Ethereal Pastel Ensembles
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Romantic Retro Superhero Renderings
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Gold-Laced Girl Illustrations
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Carnivorous High Heels
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Invasive Pop-Up Illustrations
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Pixelated Pop Culture Ensembles
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Costumed Children Cartoons
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Individualized Hilltop Hideaways
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Culture-Clashed Iconic Paintings
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Romancing Hipster Illustrations
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Simple Superhero Silhouettes
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Disney Superhero Doodles
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Gravity-Defying Installations
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Photoreal Silver Screen Portraits (UPDATE)
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Seductively Surreal Snapshots
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Disturbing Liplock Depictions
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Luxury Floating Hotels
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Vibrant Hallucinatory Visions
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Puny Comic Protagonists
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Whimsical Voyager Visuals
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Geometric Bicycle Brackets
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Blunt Designer Truths
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Funky Four-Eyed Fashionistas
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Whimsical Apparel Artistry
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Candy-Colored Children's Illustrations
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Superheroic Pocket Monsters
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DIY Artistic Toddler Photography
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Piped Paperback Storage
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Hyperreal Human Replicas
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$21-Million Apartments
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Vertigo-Inducing Photography
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Rustic Cavemen Hotels
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Elegant Flower Cakes
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Manmade Cloud Installations
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Instagram Throw Pillows
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Haunting Hippie Portraits
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Digitally Distorted Architecture
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Fierce Facial Jewelry Shots
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Prismatic Paper Jewelry
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Social Network Stats
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