NEW YORK (AP) -- They might not go home with a recording contract, but Paula Abdul doesn't let any "American Idol" contestant
leave empty-handed. Each season she designs and distributes jewelry for the
aspiring singers as a keepsake of their experience.
Beginning this month, Abdul's fans will be able to buy similar items on
HSN.
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"I pretty much wear my jewelry all the time now, but I end up giving it
away," she says. "I'll take it off my wrist or neck and give it to someone who
likes it."
Abdul has made jewelry since the first season of "Idol" in 2002.
Once she saw what the contestants had to endure from critic Simon Cowell, she
wanted to do something nice for them, she says. "I wanted something the kids
could touch and feel to remind themselves that their talent got them here."
She previously sold a limited jewelry collection on QVC. The new HSN Forever
Your Girl line, which debuts Saturday, also includes handbags and other
accessories, with a price range of $29-$200.
Among her newest pieces is a beaded leather cuff bracelet that will go to the
female participants in the new season inscribed with a message to "reach for the
stars."
Abdul says she's looking forward to welcoming her old friend and new judge
Kara DioGuardi when the top-rated Fox show returns Jan. 13. "Hopefully she'll
give Simon hell," Abdul says.
The singer-dancer-choreo grapher's other plans for 2009 include her first
album of new material in over a decade and a new reality TV special for MTV
called "Rah! Paula Abdul's Cheerleading Bowl."
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