Looks great to me .I have done one like that I used a terry cotta pot but I did coat it inside with thset .I do not know if it really mattered are not but it has been out side for about 4 or more years and you know where I live .The plate I set in the middle did break but the rest is good.I think it is a good idea not mosaic the in side .[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/nana7/mosaic/birthbath003.jpg[/IMG]

Okay, I'm worried about the plate that I intend to use as the base. It's "freezer to oven dishwasher safe made in Japan" and I'm going to take a chance on it. I will coat the terra cotta pot part of it with thinset as you did.

Ooooooooh - that's gonna be fun to watch. SILVA: All I can tell you about terra cotta is beware. Do as NANA says and coat that sucker as much as possible w/the Ultra Flex inside and out. I know your climate, and wish you well. I've had a loss here on two terra cotta pots. My birdbath in the back yard - Matilda - that I made from pots has stood up all except the bowl. It's still intact, but the outside of the saucer, where I didn't mosaic, fell off. All that's holding it together is the mosaic on the inside. Every year, I think I'll slap on some thinset and mosaic the outside, but never get to it. I think if you coat the inside - or heck, why doncha fill it w/concrete - it'll hold your tess on the outside and not break apart. You bowls w/probably be ok. On my first walkway mosaic, I used some crummy, chalky dishes, and that crazy mosaic hasn't lost a tile, and we had a bad winter last year. Anxious to watch your WIP. NANA - I love your birdbath - so cute.