Berenstain Bears Put a Bird On It

I think they bought their lamp from Target.

1. Screenshot of "Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight" Living Book CD-ROM, via ScummVM. Remember CD-ROMs? They're like, the opposite of "Put a Bird on It" status.
2. Screenshot of "Berenstain Bears: Think of Those in Need" cartoon on YouTube.
3. Scan of "The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma's" book.
4. Owl Lamp, $39.99 at Target.com

Put a Bird on Everything

It's seriously time to class up your home with some bird crap, including an American bald eagle comforter and some crane taxidermy. Put a Bird on It, make it pretty.

• Peacock headboard, $475.50
• Bald eagle blanket, $29.99
• Owl Lamp, $39.99
• Bird Nightstand, $357.33
• Taxidermy Crane, contact for price

Turkey or Trendy? #1: Put a Bird on It

The first item on our "Turkey or Trendy?" list is the design trend that got it all started: Put a Bird on It!

Birds are available on a number of items, perhaps more so now that Portlandia pointed the trend out.

You can find birds in fashion:

Pins and Needles Twin Sparrows Over-the-Shoulder Tee, $32 at Urban Outfitters.

Lovely Mod Birds Necklace, $21.50 from Etsy seller Lana0Crystal.

You can find them on home decor:

Owl Lamp, $39.99 at Target.com.

Lather, Rinse, Retweet Shower Curtain Rings, $16.99 at ModCloth.com.

In body art:

1990s Mark McGrath had the ubiquitous sparrow shoulder tats, picture via EvilTattoo.com.

And in DIY projects and crafts:

Twitter chair re-done by Fine Diving, via Time Out Chicago

So, what do you think, is it time for the fashion and interior design trend of "Putting a Bird on It" to fly the nest?

Bird Merch: Put a Bird on It shirt

There are LOTS of Put a Bird on It shirts out there, but our favorite is from Etsy seller AwwNeat.

AwwNeat cleverly puts a bird of a different kind on a unisex T-shirt and sells it for $12.

And it should come as no surprise that AwwNeat is from, where else-- Portland.