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Hayden Panettiere recently went shopping and picked up a key necklace and a few snakeskin bangles from the Vita Collection.  Later deciding she needed a few more colors, she went back for more.  The Heroes star now has 2 key necklaces, 2 patent leather milano bracelets and 10 snakeskin bangles in assorted colors and sizes.  Other famous fans of Vita include Katherine Heigl, Eva Longoria, Jessica Alba and Lindsay Lohan.

We found a great selection of Vita Key Set Necklaces ($143) and bangles ($51 and up) at queenbeegirls.com, revolveclothing.com and shopharmonylane.com

Ivanka Trump and Lauren Bush are among the celebs loving JacksonReyes Designs, a new line of fine jewelry with a unique interchangeable twist.

The collection starts with four "base" pieces, two earrings (a stud and a hoop) and two necklaces (a choker and a chain). Adding to the base pieces are five "extensions” that attach to the bases to instantly transform them into entirely different pieces of jewelry. For those of us that don't have a celebrity budget, the ability to mix and match to create many looks is genius.

for more info, visit jacksonreyesdesigns.com

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Celebrate your favorite artist while looking good and contributing to charity - Relix magazine and Azu Studio team up to produce unique jewelry handcrafted from authentic used guitar strings donated by acclaimed musicians like John Mayer, Keith Richards, Maroon 5 and more. Bracelets come in men's and women's sizes.

Each bracelet is $150, with profits going towards education, voter registration, hunger relief and anti-poverty campaigns. Bracelets are handmade to order and come with a silver seal certifying authenticity.

Check it out at wearyourmusic.relix.com

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Actress Gabrielle Union recently found herself wanting to help in the fight against breast cancer when a close friend was diagnosed with the disease. Gabrielle called upon jewelry designer Robyn Rhodes to design pieces to help support the Young Survival Coalition, an organization dedicated to the education and development of breast cancer awareness among young women.

As a result, the Gabrielle lariat (shown here) and Kristen earrings were created, with 20% of all proceeds being donated to this important organization. You can find both of these gorgeous pieces at robynrhodes.com.

[photo via People.com]

CC Skye's leather bracelet is in hot demand, worn by such celebrities as Nicole Ritchie.

This chunky double wrap bracelet features gold chain hardware. Brand new for Fall and on pre-order at most places, you can find it now for $264 at shopepic.com.

Nicky Hilton is just wild about Kris Nations tusk necklaces, having been seen wearing no less than two of these toothsome beauties. The mother of pearl tusk (shown left) hangs from a hand hammered sterling silver loop on an adjustable chain and is sold for $112.

Her lucky hoop charms (shown right) features a carved yellow jade buddah, black onyx tusk and turquoise nugget hanging from a 14k gold-filled hoop on an adjustable chain.

Check out more of her designs at krisnations.com

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Hot jewelry designer Margo Morrison's unique designs are favorites of such celebs as Julia Roberts, Brooke Shields and Sharon Stone. This former classical pianist draws on a rich cultural background of extensive travel for her unique designs.

Combining semi-precious stones and pearls with Swarovski crystal, she finishes each piece with toggles cast from organic natural shapes. The result is a sophisticated look she describes as "visual music". Check out her gorgeous pieces at margomorrison.com.

Designer Beth Lauren's jewels are being spotted everywhere, on the likes of Rachel Bilson, Tori Spelling and Eva Longoria. The Parsley fabric pendant seen on Rachel in this photo is a unique combination of floral black applique intertwined with gold rope, African brass and black bows. At a full 36" long, it's a real stunner, $130. Rachel has also been spotted wearing the Radicchio pendant which features apple green peridot stones forming a distinctive diamond shape hanging from a 14k gold-filled chain, $210.

We love the Tumeric necklace Tori's wearing featuring a carved bone leaf with garnet cluster, freshwater pearl and smoky quartz woven into a 14k gold-filled chain.

Check out more hand-crafted jewelry by Beth Lauren at bethlauren.com

Oooh, how she wooed us all. Little Kat McPhee from Sherman Oaks Cali!. She started out the girl next door and grew up very quickly as the AI weeks passed by. Jeans and dresses, sexy slinky tops, lots and lots of pretty jewelry, and then that hair! Is it me, or did she shrink a couple of sizes over the ten week competition? Maybe it was just her gaining momentum and confidence: she looked better and better each week playing with color and a variety of styles.
Do you wanna know what DIDN'T change about McPhee? Her JEWELRY. Week after week, she chose the beautiful designs of LexiLu, adding that extra special touch to those ever changing outfits. And at the end of her run as the queen of the AI stage, she not only walked away a total winner, she left with a whole new wardrobe, new hair, numerous pairs of shoes and most importantly...a collection of earrings made for a STAR. I am SO jelly!!

visit lexilu.net to see some of Katharine's favorite styles.