Let’s make SOAP!!! Review & Giveaway!!

What a fun review I just did! I was creative!! I made SOAP!!!! You can TOO!!

The Joy of Melt and Pour Soap Crafting

Written and Photographed by
Lisa Maliga

Super fun and super easy!! This ebook is 134 pages of easy-to-follow directions, hints, and even a chapter of ‘don’t make these mistakes!’

This ebook is so easy to follow.

I had so much fun! Lisa provides you with a shopping list of exactly what you need to make some great smelling and long lasting soap!
I love that she doesn’t just show you ONE kind of soap, there are instructions to even make baby soap! So many great idea’s!!

Making Soap

I opted to make a mix of 2 different kinds of soap. I picked up a tiny pan at the Goodwill for my melting pot.

I used the bottom of a washed out plastic milk container for my first soap. While I was feeding baby Alice lunch it dawned on me I could make small soaps for the kids using the plastic baby food containers!!

Soap Making supplies

I have to tell you my soap smells PERFECT!!! AND why shouldn’t it!! I am the one that added the scent! I did the additives! I had so much fun!! I could see how this could be addicting!

I want to play with more colors, scents and additives. I used Avocado oil (Lisa recommends Avocado for dry skin). I am so proud of my first soaps!! It kind of looks like a pretty pink quartz rock.

Finished soap

Lisa’s “The Joy of Melt and Pour Soaps” is AWESOME!!!

Now that I’ve done a practice batch I’m ready to try some soap for the kids. Who knew making soap could be addictive?!?!


Lisa’s book is easy to use. Lots of detailed instructions. Lots of pictures. A great list of places to look to for your supplies. Lisa even has a chapter on helping you to sell your soaps!! WOW!!
I give Lisa’s book an whole-hearted A++++++++++!!!
I think you will too! Lisa has graciously offered one of Peanut Butter and Whines’ readers their own ebook!!

So get too it!! You can smell great and be soft like ME!!!

Winner will be chosen by Rafflecopter and I do verify the winner did the action they said. I’ve had to disqualify several of my last giveaway ‘winners’ because they don’t actually do the item they clicked ‘Enter’ on. : ( I know… I know…. “okay MOMMMMM” okay so now go enter!! (And wash behind your ears!)

TON’s of ways to enter! Do one… or do ’em all. (Course ya know if I had my way…… okay okay… just sayin’!!)

This Giveaway Is Closed. However, my $50 Your Way Giveaway is alive and well. Every. Single. Month. I hope you will check it out.

I’m Refreshing My Blog (and Exorcising Some Digital Ghosts)

Updating old blog content is like digital archaeology—except I’ve unearthed a full-on resident spirit: The Ghost of Peanut Butter and Whine.

This digital poltergeist has been causing absolute chaos behind the scenes. If things look a little haunted around here, here is the proof:

  • The Vanishing Act: The ghost keeps deleting my best images and video tutorials, leaving behind sad, empty boxes.
  • The Link Graveyard: It’s been sneakily stripping away my trusted brand partners and replacing them with sketchy “AI Crypto” links.
  • Font Sabotage: Apparently trapped in 2001, it keeps reverting my clean layout back to “Geocities-era” antique fonts.

My 2026 Blog Refresh Plan

To banish these spirits and keep my traffic climbing, I’m launching a step-by-step exorcism plan:

  1. Exorcise the 404s: Running a broken link checker to track down every dead end and missing image.
  2. Modernize Recommendations: Swapping out outdated products for my absolute 2026 essentials.
  3. SEO Deep Clean: Refreshing metadata and strategically placing focus keywords.

Woman in pink gloves sprays a dusty old computer labeled 'MY BLOG: EST. 2010' with a feather duster nearby; cobwebs and clutter surround the desk.

Stick Around Please!

Don’t let this be a “one and done” visit. While I’m cleaning house and banishing spirits, check out these (very much alive) links:

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: Check out the sidebar for my current giveaway. I promise this one is fully alive, kicking, and ghost-free!

Earn Cash: Some things never go out of style. Rakuten still pays you to shop, and in this economy, who is turning down free money?

Hey, while you are here you could shop through my link on Amazon, or Walmart.

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