You guys may know of Ankasa’s collection of couture home furnishings which includes hand-embroidered pillows going for more than $300 a pop. But you may not know that one of our favorite online retailers, Ballard Designs, has debuted an exclusive line of Ankasa pillows for less than a third of the price. And thanks to the lovely folks at Ballard, one lucky reader is going to win one of these couture pillows on the house!
Each of these three high-end pillows is hand cut and features rich, hand embroidered details that are sure to dress up any seat in your house. You’ve got two 18″ square and a 12″ x 20″ floral throw pillow to choose from. Although with such hard work put into their intricate designs I feel like we should call them “carefully place” pillows, not “throw pillows.”
To enter, just comment on this post with the words “HAND ‘EM OVER” by Wednesday, March 18th at 8pm EST. And while you’re at it, we’d also love to know the most intricate, delicate or complicated thing you’ve ever made with your own two hands. A masterful painting? A mutli-course meal? An extra tall Jenga tower? Oh and in case you don’t know the giveaway drill by now: please limit one entry per e-mail address (our winners are blindly selected using random.org). This prize is available to US residents only. Good luck…
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Hmmm tough call!! Once I took a fiber arts class in high school (no, there was NO underwater basket weaving). Anyway we were given dirty, smelly shorn wool straight from a lamb, we had to clean it, brush it, spin it into yarn, then weave it into a project making a handmade loom. Mine was sort of bizarre wall hanging where I experimented with about 10 different weaves. Anyway, that was kinda extreme, now i just stick to cooking. :)
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So fab that I’m first! Wish is would up my chances at winning!
As for the best thing I’ve ever made: Does my daughter count? Those were 9 hard months!
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A hand painted canvas for a customer.
those are beautiful! HAND ‘EM OVER! the most intricate thing I have ever made is a baby quilt.
HAND ‘EM OVER!! The most difficult thing I’ve ever made with my own two hands was a slipcover for my baby’s bouncy seat because I had neither pattern or sewing skills. haha
“HAND ‘EM OVER” These are beautiful and would look great in my living room!!!!!
HAND ‘EM OVER – my handmade thing i have ever made would be our wedding invitations, they turned out really great and ended up being a big hit!
hand em over! The most delicate thing I’ve ever made with my own two hands was a vase sculpture in High school art class that looked more like a bong. My mom still has it on display with flowers and I’m 30 years old!
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Hand Em Over! I used to do counted cross stitch when I was a kid.
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Not being a very crafty person, the most complicated thing I ever made was probably a scrapbook for my boyfriend on our three year anniversary. It had a different quote on each page that represented an experience we shared together, along with photographs and memories I had saved over the years :)
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The most complicated thing I’ve ever made was sushi rolls. Most people may find this easy, but I am the worst in the kitchen, and to me, sushi = art. My first roll turned out lopsided :(
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The most intricate thing I have ever made was a sterling silver bracelet with tiny hand cut gold lettering. I cut each letter out from a sheet of thin gold with a miniature saw and soldered each letter in place.
Hand ’em over. The most complicated thing I’ve ever made with my own two hands, an no help, was a multi-layer birthday cake with almond buttercream frosting.
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The best thing I’ve ever made would have to be my pocketfold wedding invations.
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One of my favorite things that I have ever made was a batik to go over my couch in the living room. I had a huge wall and a small budget so I batiked a 6′ wide by 3′ lovely work of art for about $20!!
Those are beautiful–hand em over!
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A scarf perhaps?
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I spent 6 months re-upholstering a wingback chair for my brother as a Christmas present. It was difficult but turned out beautifully. Definitely the most work I’ve ever put into a present…
those would be amazing on our bed (I know they’re meant for the living room, but they’d go so well with our bedroom!)
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also…the best I’ve done with my hands? paint 7 rooms!
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I was thinking my son, too! But I didn’t use my hands…. We are about to tile our back- splash this weekend.
HAND ‘EM OVER, please! The most intricate thing I’ve ever made was a bed skirt for our guest bedroom. It was a straight skirt with a single pleat on each side but the trick was lining up the pattern in the fabric. It was definitely worth the hard work though!
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The most intricate things I’ve made so far were hand embroidered stockings for my youngest daughter…and my cat. I haven’t actually gotten around to making one for the rest of my family though.
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The most crafty I’ve gotten so far is making super cute paper flower balls to decorate my wedding aisle! But that has inspired a whole new crafty side of me, so watch out!
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Those are so beautiful! They are JUST the color scheme my fiance and I are going for in our soon-to-be newlywed bedroom! I’m pretty proud of the curtains and pillows I made that I’m currently using, but I think it might be time for an upgrade!
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I do not have the patience to do something intricate. I’d give up half way through.
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I can’t sew, or cook, or Jenga… so I can’t say I have made anything nearly as delicate and fabulous!
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Like a previous responder, I too cross stiched when I was little. Beyond that, nothing too intricate made here!
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Most intricate = Decorating sugar cookies for Notre Dame Football games. Go Irish!
Hand ’em over! Love your blog. Most difficult thing…hand stamped wedding invites.
HAND ‘EM OVER!! The most intricate thing I have ever made….would have to be my kids. Both other than that, making a cinderella Carriage birthday cake tops my list of most time consuming project! love your site!
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I’d say the most intricate thing I’ve made (at least recently) are a set of potholders that I did a lot of handstiching to finish. They were the first thing that I ever quilted, as practice to make a real quilt.
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hmmm. maybe a hand stitched, felted camera case?
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My favorite thing I ever made was a patchwork quilt for my summer bed. It took me FOREVER… and I had to redo parts of it, but now when I crawl under that lightweight quilt I feel so warm and comforted. It’s my favorite place for an afternoon nap.
Hand ’em over! They would so match our family room and they are gorg!
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The most complicated thing I have ever made was a coat. We were on a very tight budget and I had lost a bunch of weight so my old coat had become a tent. It took me about a week. I purchased some discontinued red/orange upholstery fabric for $1.00 per yard. I treated it so it would not stain and lined it in a coordinate sale fabric. I got the idea to line the pockets in fleece which is FANTASTIC and it turned out adorable. I have had quite a few people ask what boutique I purchased it at. The kicker……$22.00 total invested. Great deal, great coat.
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I do a variety of crafts (beading, painting, sewing, knitting, crochetting) but nothing that i really consider to be delicate.
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The best thing I’ve ever made was a scrapbook with lots of pictures and extras added to it.
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These are beautiful, and would look awesome on my daughters sofa’s and today is her B-Day!
The most intricate thing i’ve ever made was very detailed christmas ornaments!
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HAND ‘EM OVER….please. Those are lovely. The best handmade things I’ve ever made were baby scrapbooks for my nieces and nephew.
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The most complicated thing I ever made was a scrapbook for my sister’s wedding. Making that book took forever! My sister’s tears of joy…priceless.
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These are exactly the colors of our bedroom and would look amazing!!
I made the programs for our wedding ceremony and two big wreaths to hang on the church doors…everyone raved over them :)
HAND ‘EM OVER!!! The most intricate thing I have ever worked on was my wedding invitations. I have never claimed to be crafty :)
Hand ’em over! These pillows are beautiful. :)
The most delicate thing I’ve ever made with my own two hands was a fabric book cover…in my 7th grade Home Ec class. (To this day, I still can’t sew!)
Hand ’em over! I love them!
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I’m not very crafy but I did make an upholstered headboard for my bed with the help of my mother!