Re-purposed Terra-Cotta Pots and Saucers

I just love Terra-Cotta.    I even painted my first apartment in a Terra-Cotta color.  The apartment manager was not too happy, but I was.....:)    Since Terra-Cotta containers and saucers are so affordable and, for that matter, must of us have a few pieces hanging around the garage, reuse them as the perfect table setting and/or as a cake stand.  What about as a bird bath?  A dish garden?  The end result is that you re-purposed your Terra Cotta into something fashionable and as an accessory inside or outside.