Play Tweet Your Prize with Artbeads

Play Tweet Your Prize on Twitter for your chance to win some fantastic jewelrymaking stuff!!

Add @Artbeads on Twitter, then to enter, simply follow the instructions below for tweeting a link to the item you’d like to win and telling your Twitter followers about the giveaway. With each giveaway, you’ll have a chance to win your favorite item in the featured prize category.

To play Tweet Your Prize, keep an eye on tweets from @Artbeads and be ready to act fast. Each Tweet Your Prize giveaway will only be open for limited time. After the entry deadline, we’ll pick a winner at random from among all of the Tweet Your Prize players. The winner will be sent a direct Twitter message and will be announced through a new @Artbeads Twitter message as soon as they claim their prize.

If you are already on Twitter, you’re ready to play. If not, just visit www.twitter.com and create your Twitter account. Now let’s have some fun!

CURRENT GIVEAWAY DETAILS
Prize Category: Express Yourself Sale
Entry Begins: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Entry Ends: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9AM PT
Winner Selected: Tuesday, June 16, 2009

HOW TO ENTER:
Step 1: Follow @Artbeads on Twitter so we can direct message you if you win.

Step 2: Pick your favorite item from the current Express Yourself Sale prize category page.

Step 3: Create a short URL of your favorite item’s description page by visiting www.tinyurl.com or other site to shorten the page URL.

Step 4: Copy the message in bold below to your Twitter message box and edit it to replace the words “PASTE ITEM TINY URL” with the new Tiny URL you just created of the prize you want to win. Your new message should also include the second TINY URL that goes to this Tweet Your Prize information page. This way your friends will know how to play too! Now, tweet your message. Good luck!

I would express myself with this PASTE ITEM TINY URL from @Artbeads! Tweet your favorite for a chance to win http://tinyurl.com/djzynl

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Check out all the details and grab the free pattern from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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