Changing tables are hard to come by at the thrifts due to this trend but I was able to find one on Craigslist in good sturdy shape. A bit more than I usually spend but it was worth it and for a good cause.

Did a light sanding because there was some wear and tear scratches and dings from normal use. I don't usually have to since I use my own chalk paint recipe.

I added boards for stability and strength to hold heavy bottles and to attach the wine glass racking.

I make my own chalk paint and like to use sample sized paints from Lowes. For this project I used Antique Burgandy. The purple/red hue looks great with copper.

Painted and I used black acrylic craft paint as the background behind the pennies. I also used a polyacrylic top coat on the entire piece. I like using wax with chalk paint but for this item it needed a better top coat.

Pennies, pennies and more pennies. My son and I sorted for variation of color. To my surprise, our local banks will only sell $2 at a time so we made several stops at different banks. A total of 1085 pennies including the pennies I cut in half to make a nice tight fit. All pennies are heads up with the exception of one that is heads down as well as one wheat penny and one Canadian penny for fun.

This stuff is great!! one word of wisdom. Follow the directions to the tee. Work fast and carefully. I used a blow torch to get the bubbles out and it was easy. It starts to harden fast and give it time to cure. Make sure your area is level and no pet hair or dust particles around. I found that while it was curing and drying, I put a large piece of plastic over it making sure it did not touch.

Dried and cured with a nice shine. Looks like glass.

Just a small sampling of what it looks like from the top with a few bottles on it.

This is again, a feature sample showing the top, glass holder, bottle opener, towel bars and wine rack. I made the cart and my son's 8th grade class was contributing the barware and liquor to accompany the whole packaged deal for the live auction. I did not have those items handy to display at this time.

Finished, stocked and ready for our live auction. What a fun project and I was especially excited it brought $1300 to our school's campaign for the children.