Leaves/various patterns from nature on the outside, perhaps make the teapot shaped like something from nature? Maybe an acorn with the lid like an acorn cap? You could also attempt paint/glaze a scene or thing from nature on the outside. The posibilities are endless.
The term style is used to categorize a work of art by its: subject matter. ... If a work of art is faithful to our visual experience, its style is: iconographic.