Do you have too many coffee cups? I sure do! Now here's a neat idea to use them as herb containers:
http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/05/hanging-coffee-cup-herb-garden.html. I really wish I'd seen this before I spent so much time looking for traditional planters! There always seems to be not enough room on the cupboard shelf for all the cups I've gotten over the years.