Well I am super excited about the giveaway today. I have TWO $50 gift cards for two lucky MFA readers.
This giveaway is in honor of a new promotion Home Depot is running for the next few weeks. They will have Black Friday type sales running Thursday-Sunday on all sorts of seasonal items like lawn mowers and outdoor power tools.
This promotion is slightly different for each area but it begins Thursday, March 31 through Sunday, April 3rd in markets including Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Columbia SC, Dallas/Ft. Worth, El Paso, Fresno, Greenville SC, Jacksonville, Memphis, Nashville, Portland, Raleigh, Sacramento, San Francisco and Seattle.
The specific deals will be posted at midnight on Thursday at HomeDepot.com. You will want to be sure to enter your zip code to get the deals specific to your city.
Additionally, starting Friday, March 18th Home Depot will have select items available to purchase on Facebook at 50-75% off regular retail.
Here are a few examples of the types of deals we will see:
- 7-Piece Martha Stewart Living Cardona Dining Set, was $499, now $299
- Brinkmann Pro Series Four Burner Gas Grill, was $369, now $199
- Ames 4-wheel Garden Cart, was $39.97, now $19.97
- 16oz Miracle-Gro Liquafeed Advance Starter Kit with Sprayer was $12.48, now $6.24
- 1.33 Gallon Roundup Extended Control Weed and Grass Killer Plus Weed Preventer, Ready To Use , now $9.88, compare at $19.96
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AND to celebrate two of you will each win a $50 gift card to get started on your spring projects.
You have TWO chances to win:
1. If you would like to enter, just leave a comment below letting me know if you have any spring projects planned. We have an endless list basically but the first order of business is sectioning off a play area for the girls. (Since our backyard has a huge uncovered pool).
2. BONUS ENTRY: And get a bonus entry if you subscribe to MFA via email, follow on Twitter or like me on Facebook . Be sure to leave a second comment letting me know!
*Please be sure to actually leave a comment below. Any emails, Facebook messages or tweets will not be counted. If you are viewing this in a newsletter just click through to the blog to leave your comment.
This giveaway will run through Saturday at noon PST.
GOOD LUCK!

My spring project involves moving my vegetable garden. We built a large detached garage where my vegetable garden used to be.
We need to work on our yard. Weeds galore!
We have a huge garden this year and it is taking more work and more money than anticipated so it is sloooooow going, but that is our main project this spring….Fresh vegs and fruit!! (:
I don’t have any Spring projects, but we are moving into our first home this summer and that $50 would be great to help us get moved in.
I just LIKED you on FB!!
We are closing on our first house on Monday, so we have more spring projects than you can shake a stick at!
Oh, and I follow you on twitter and like you on FB!
I am planting the garden I’ve been dreaming about this year!
I am also a follower on FB.
We are going to build a deck and raised planting beds as soon as the weather warms!
We are going to put new dirt and bark in our front planters and plant annuals in the front and back yards. I am also hoping to start a garden on the side of our house if I can convince my hubby to lend a hand.
I like MFA on facebook.
I want to get a garden started and also plant some flowers.
We are putting up a new play set for our kids.
I subscribe to your e-mail newsletter.
I sooo need to paint! I just moved and the deck definitely needs some TLC! And I would love to paint over the ugly wood paneling!
I follow you on Facebook!
We’re hoping to build a fire pit area for family and friends to gather.
Our next project is to paint the kids new bedrooms!
I “like” you MFA on Facebook
Project — plant a vegetable garden! Need to get started on this soon.
I subscribe via email also.
Landscaping for us!
I am also an email subscriber.
Spray paint! I plan on painting many things in preparation for Spring 🙂
We are putting in a new sidewalk to the garage and doing landscaping.
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I would love to have this to improve my yard/garden and refinish my park bench in the back yard.
I subscribe via email and like on facebook
I’m hoping to build a play area for my boys this summer!
I’d like to tackle the patio and the grassy area around it, spruce it up a bit, make it more inviting.
I am also an email subscriber.
I get your emails!
Garden, garden garden. This year I’m going to make things actually grow.
Some of our projects include clearing the backyard, installing a fence, and creating space for a garden.
I subscribe to you with my gmail reader.
We just build a planter box, and we need to clean up our garden for vegetables next so we can save more money!
we need to do some landscaping in the back yard
We have an endless spring project list that involves making our back your more enjoyable for our family, from landscaping to play area….there is lots to do!
I subscribed to your emails!
I am repainting the inside of the whole house. I want a warmer color. I have spring fever!
Just bought a new house and have lots to do. Need to work on the yard this summer!
I liked you on facebook
We need to clean up and organize the garage.
We, too, have a running list of projects to complete to include three bathroom renovations that I recently convinced myself I could tackle!
Our project is to finish painting the exterior trim on the house and fix the raised garden bed so I can plant.
We are remodeling our whole house so $50.00 to Home Depot would help in sooooo many places! Also I like you on Facebook!
I LOVE your site!!! Thanks SO much!
I also “like” you on Facebook and subscribe via e-mail!
Sorry! Forgot to tell you my Spring project: To clean up/landscape my 90-year-old Mom’s front and back yards!