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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Kelsey says
HAND ‘EM OVER!
Megan says
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Tiffany says
Hand ’em over!
I made a cross-stitch of a Tigger and near the end, I was one off so Tigger had a sort of peg-leg. He’s framed at my parents’ house in my old bedroom.
Katie says
HAND ‘EM OVER :)
The most intricate thing I’ve made was my first hand-knit sweater. I was a little over ambitious and chose a Dale of Norway pattern. It took me 6 months, but it turned out great!
Margi says
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Lindsey says
HAND ‘EM OVER! They are gorgeous! The kind of thing where I look at my fiance and say “We’ll be rich enough to afford this one day, right?
The most intricate thing I’ve ever made myself was when I hand-beaded my wedding veil. Took forever but the whole thing is Swarovski and cost about $25 compared to $200 like in stores. Worth it!
lynett says
Hand em’ over baby! The most intricate thing I’ve made with my own two hands are two hundred mini cupcakes, stuffing them into an even minier box, decorating the box with ribbon and tying a bow atop….Talk about crazy glueing my fingers together! OUCH!
Rachel says
HAND ‘EM OVER!
The best thing I make with my hands is music…I play the guitar and sing every day as my job (I’m a music therapist). I sacrifice my fingernails and the tips of my fingers, but it’s worth it :)
Amy says
Hand ’em Over!
The most intricate thing I have ever made was my son! Other than that, some of the things I have baked have been very intricate!
Victoria Harris says
How have I been able to live without such a find. The colors are perfect…HAND ‘EM OVER. The most intricate thing I have ever made by hand is the cobalt blue seed bead necklace that I will be wearing in my May wedding.
Courtney says
“HAND ‘EM OVER” I used to paint and my dad asked me to paint a picture of a beach scene for a new venture he was working on. It was my most detailed painting ever and I slaved over it. I emailed him a pic of the finished product and he said, I quote: “that isn’t really what I was looking for”…WHAT??? screw him, I have the painting proudly displayed in my house now :)
ashley says
Hand ’em over!
I would have to say the most intricate things that I have made with my own two hands were my wedding invitations!
Brittany D says
HAND ‘EM OVER!!!! oh please please let me have the beautiful pillows!! they would match my family room perfectly and would match the 2 blue pillows i already have that i MADE :)
Jarman says
HAND’EM OVER!! Love them!
Melis says
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Does making music count? I’m a violinist.
Rachel says
HAND ‘EM OVER! These pillows are beautiful!
I made my wedding programs.
Ashley says
HAND ‘EM OVER!!! They would match our living room PERFECTLY… including the blanket that I made for my fiance :-)
Teresa says
Hand ’em over. I love your blog.
Nicole says
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I love them! They would look great with our brown couches.
The most intricate thing I made was Monogrammed Knit purse for my aunt. :)
Michelle F says
hand em over! Lets see I am a makeup artist so the most intricate thing I have done was when I did a Darth Maul makeup (Star Wars) on a client.
Lauri says
Hand ‘Em OVER!
really, the only thing I have made is a superman cape for my nephew. it surely wasnt delicate, but did the job!
Lauri
Ashley says
HAND ‘EM OVER.
A lace scarf.
Leslie Ahrens says
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I love to paint murals! I painted my brothers kitchen cabinets with a rooster theme!
Tiffany says
Hand Em Over! Made our wedding Save the Dates and Invites with my own two hands…
Melissa says
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Well, my husband worked in a research lab and has sewn together microscopic muscle fibers that aren’t even visible to the naked eye using surgical tweezers . That’s about as intricate as we get!
Lindsey says
Hand em over!
The most intricate thing I have made was a bag I sewed for a friend in college. I had never used a pattern before!
Meagan says
Hand em over! A duvet cover
Ami says
Hand em over! Basically anything on my walls, for my wedding, done by yours truly! I LOVE DIY :)
Crys says
HAND EM OVER!
Wrapping paper… I made some really intricate wrapping paper for Christmas one year. I painted it and added texture with sequins, buttons, fabric… anything I could get my hands on!
Erica says
Love them! Hand ’em over!
Kyly says
Hand em over!
Wall paintings. I’ve done art for our living room and the baby’s room. Love it!
Kelly says
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I have made some incredible quilts but I never keep them I always give them away, but recently the thing I am most proud of is that I did over my 13 year old daughters room. She says is rocks now that it is a combination on lime green adn hot pink. I can’t keep her friends away!
Jennifer says
Hand ’em over!!
I love to do intricate cross-stitch of farm life and tractors, a hobby of my husband’s and mine!
meredith says
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Colleen says
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I’d have to say the oak and tile surround for my fireplace.
Michele says
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The most intricate thing I have made was created years & years ago…..I decided to update my mom’s 60’s black silk velvet dress for a school dance by transforming the A-line sillouhette into an hour-glass shape, and added silk chiffon sleeves with french cuffs. It was a challenge to create those cuffs out of such delicate fabric, but the result was well worth it.
Alicia C. says
HAND ‘EM OVER! I am not really an intricate delicate sort of person. I like to make stuff but it usually ends up some sort of big chunky project. I have made a few baby blankets as well as some scarves. :P but thats about as delicate as i get. So these pillows would be perfect since there is no way i could do any of that on my own. :)
sue says
Hand em over!
Made some hand painted curtains for my bedroom last month.
Sandy says
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Terra says
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Cecily T says
HAND ‘EM OVER!
I’d have to say some of the cross-stitching I did when I was younger is probably the more intricate thing I’ve ever made.
J Henderson says
Hand ’em over !
Melissa K says
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I once made Holiday balls for the tree out of 2×2 sheets of fabric which were folded into triangles and pinned into a foam ball. It was so fun and the time flew by as we put them together.
Misha Seger says
HAND EM’ OVER!!
Margie says
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Shana says
Hand em’ over! I’ve already got a spot cleared for these babies!
Margie says
HAND ‘EM OVER!!!
The most intricate & delicate things I’ve ever made were a necklace & matching bracelet made from mineral rocks & glass beads. It took a lot of patience & quite a long time to finish them, but now I have beautiful pieces to wear on special occasions.
Laura G. says
HAND ‘EM OVER! I re-upolstered a sofa by myself a couple years ago. It’s not perfect but I learned a lot.
Evelyn says
Hand ‘Em Over! I made a wine bar.
lapetitemaison says
Hand ’em over! I have done many complicated and intricate projects, but one that sticks out in my mind is the Ina Garten- style brunch I hosted.