how to put a bird on it

How to Put a Bird On It.

In Portland, you can put a bird on something and just call it art. If nothing has birds on it, you know what you can do? Put birds on things. Spruce it up. Make it pretty.



Steps.

1. Put a bird on a teapot. Draw a bird on a piece of paper. Cut out the little bird carefully. Save that little bird for later, so you can put it on something. The remaining paper, with the outline of a bird, is your stencil. Hold it up to a teapot and paint over it. Carefully peel the stencil away and allow the freshly painted bird to dry.

2. Put a bird on a tote bag. Draw a bird on felt and cut it out. If you are a hipster, cut the bird out of a piece of fabric that would otherwise have been thrown away (check local dumpsters). Attach the bird to a plain tote bag with fabric glue, or sew it. Did you see the bag before? Probably not. Now there's a bird! It's flying. It's free.

3. Put a bird on a card. Take the paper bird that you cut out earlier and glue or tape it to the front of a card. It's so pretty. Fantastic.

4. Put a bird on toast. Before serving toast, leave it in the toaster until it's nice and brown, then scrape away at the edges to leave the shape of a bird.

5. Sew a bird right onto a pillow. Get a thick thread in a color that contrasts the pillow. Draw a the faint outline of a bird with tailor's chalk. Sew along the line until you have a bird. Don't miss a spot.

6. Paint a bird on a bird. You can put a bird on anything, even birds. If you have a bird figure, paint a little bird design on it. Don't blow on things, though. You might get dust in someone's eyes.



Warnings.

If an actual bird enters your home or the building you're in, avoid it at all cost. You don't know where it's been. Hold up any item to defend yourself, or throw it if you must. Get the bird out as soon as possible.