What a Crock! No really. What can I use my crock for? I got a stoneware crock at a yard sale with a matching lid. Something like this. I was very excited to use it in making homemade vinegar, a new project. But...→[More:]just a few hours after I put my wine in there, I noticed wine leaking slowly from a tiny hairline crack in the crock. So I can't use it for anything liquid. It's a nice crock, so I don't want to get rid of it, yet I also despise non-utilitarian home decor -- I just don't want things around that don't have a purpose. So what ideas would you have for using a crock like this? Especially ideas that involve using the lid, because since I already have a semi-useless crock I don't also want a completely useless lid.

Here's what I came up with so far:

-worm composting
-magazine holder
-potting soil mixing vat
- ??