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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Colleen says
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Laur says
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In high school I ended up hand sequining an entire army uniform for the play Bye-Bye Birdie, it took me nearly a month to finish it. . .
Arlene says
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The most delicate thing I’ve ever made was a cake in the shape of a sun….it fell apart.
Molly says
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I guess maybe decorating my daughters 1st birthday cake was somewhat intricate.
Karrie says
Hand ’em over! In college, I had to take a clothing construction class and was required to sew a button up blouse, complete with darts.
Sarah says
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All I can think of that I made right now is a scrapbook of all the things I want to accomplish in my life.
Abi Byrd says
Hand ’em over!!!!!
probably a tutu for my daughter to wear on her first birthday.
tricia says
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Those pillows are gorgeous. I’ve done so much hand work over the years, its hard to say what was the most intricate.
Averill says
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Sara says
HAND ‘EM OVER! I wish I was crafty… I guess repainting most of the rooms in my new house is the most time I have spent on a project! Love the pillows and they will look great in my newly painted living room!
Niki R says
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Well, I’m taking a class (starting tonight) on reupholstering furniture so I can redo our patio set. Since I’ve never sewed anything a day in my life, I think that this will be my most intricate project (hopefully a first of many and not the last).
Danielle says
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Please. I made a duvet cover… didn’t last very long though!
Kristal says
Hand ’em over!! And the most intricate thing I’ve ever made was our wedding ceremony programs. They were a pain, but so worth the effort!
Becki says
Hand “Em Over! I would say the most delicate thing I ever made with my own two hands would be painting my master bedroom with out any painters tape- all free hand. It took great patience and a steady hand around all the wood trim and on the edges of the accent wall!
Whitney says
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Megan says
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I just learned how to sew so I am working on making several throw pillows for our couch. And mine are definitely “throw” worthy!
Carrie says
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The most intricate thing I have made would be my vanilla bean cheesecake, from scratch! Time consuming but sooo worth it!
Emily S says
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Jenny says
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A 10th grade english project…it ended with an A+ but my hands were stuck together for 3 days because the hot glue gun exploded.
Courtney says
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Sammy Jenkins says
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The most intricate thing was a crocheted replica of my son’s ‘wubby’ blanket — I wanted a backup just in case.
Joni says
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These would perfectly match my new bed linens!
I knit a hat for my husband. Took a few tries and lots of help from Mom, but I finished it in time for xmas and he even wears it, sometimes :)
Emily says
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Let’s see the most delicate thing I have ever made…I’m not sure.
Sunny says
HAND ‘EM OVER! The most intricate thing I’ve ever made is long gone… I love baking and as pretty as desserts may be at the time, they just taste too good to simply look at them! ;-)
Melissa says
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Most complicated thing was completing some counted cross stitch that my grandmother started 30 years ago…I had no idea what I was doing, but it turned out really well.
Christa says
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The most intricate thing I made was knitted Christmas gifts one year. Sure, I saved some money, but it was time-consuming!
Krista G. says
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This would go perfectly with my bedroom colors!
The most delicate thing I made lately was a “gaggle” (?) of origami cranes. Great way to de-stress and very satisfying.
Hilary Taylor says
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The most intricate thing I have ever made is definitely my grandmother’s coconut cake…but it is oh soooo worth it!
Jamie says
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My scrapbooks would qualify for the most intricate things I have made!
Thanks a bunch!!
Kate says
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A crosshatch ink drawing of an old lady holding a baseball.
Bethany says
HAND ‘EM OVER, I mean it!
Rachel says
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The most delicate thing I made would probably be the vases I made on a pottery wheel
Rachel says
Hand em over! Once a few years ago I attempted to make blackberry jam. I was impressed by my domesticity… unfortunately it did not turn out and I will never ever attempt to make any kind of jams or jellys again. Oh well… at least I tried.
Lauren says
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The most intricate thing I ever made is probably the first dress I ever sewed… I must have been 11 and I wore it for Easter that year. Thanks for the help grandma :)
Amanda R says
HAND ‘EM OVER!!! The most intricate thing I have ever made is a pink dollhouse for my niece.
marilu says
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I once did a scratchboard drawing of a pair of edible dormice in art class. For those wondering, scratchboard is a board with a coating of black ink and you use knives to scratch away the black ink to remove the white board underneath. So it’s like drawing in reverse. I scratched off each individual hair in these silly mice and ended up winning first place in a local audubon society art show.
Mandi says
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Lindsay says
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The most difficult thing I’ve ever made was a quilt for my mom! I barely had any sewing experience but I got it done and it looks amazing!
Audrey says
hand em’ over! The most intricate thing I’ve ever made was a portrait collage (tiny pieces of paper!! i had to use tweezers to place them!) of johnny cash in high school. I’m actually pretty proud of it. But what do you do with a portrait of johnny cash? hehe.
Aimee says
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The most complicated thing I’ve ever made were roman shades for my kitchen windows…lots and lots of plastic rings…
Tina says
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My son and I painted a large canvas for over the buffet. It was a lot more complicated then I had anticipated. I am so proud of that thing!
Meg says
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the most intricate thing I have ever made was a master bathroom….that renovation required a lot of work!
lauren @ yardcandy says
HAND ‘EM OVER please!
I recently restrung roman shades so they didn’t block as much of the window’s view.
Ging says
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The most intricate thing I ever made is probably a scaled 3D tropical house model using matte board and some balsa wood.
Ashley P says
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I have worked very hard on a couple of scrapbooks. I also use to cross stitch.
Lonni K says
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The most complicated thing I’ve ever made is Christmas stockings for myself, my fiance and our cat for our first Christmas together. Seriously, the heel part is VERY DIFFICULT!
Jennifer says
Hand ‘Em Over :)
One of the most intricate things I’ve made were my husband and my wedding invitations and table cards. Of course I had help from my fantastic family and friends!
AEOT says
Pretty please….”Hand em over”!!!
Those are gorgeous and would perfectly match the new bedding we received in August for our wedding. YUM! My most creative, most hardworking handiwork always comes out of the kitchen, usually in the form of a cake, a sweet bread, a brownie, or double layer cookies!
Jenna says
HAND ‘EM OVER!!! Hum… I’d have to say learning books. You know those little books for children that teach you how to tie shoes and fasten buttons etc.. I made 3 of them and they were all hand sewn and had about 10 pages worth of animals and ‘activities’. phew – I’m tired thinking about it!
Kristen says
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