Debra Messing is Designing Jewelry for Charity

Some charity work is physically difficult, and some is emotionally taxing. But sometimes, it’s just plain fun. Debra Messing’s latest charitable endeavor definitely falls into the third category — the Starter Wife and Nothing Like the Holidays star is joining with famed jewelry designer Robert Lee Morris to create a piece of jewelry to benefit YouthAIDS.

You’ll have the opportunity to check out Messing’s design skills — the piece will be featured in InStyle magazine this February and May. Also, a special website will go live to showcase the piece on January 13, staying up for a little over a month.

Additionally, Messing has been confirmed as a celebrity participant in the Leaves of Change charity initiative. She is the first A-Lister to join in, but will soon be joined by others in designing a gold pendant necklace with some sort of leaf motif. The stars will then decide whether they want proceeds from the sale of their designs to go toward a charity of their choice or Jewelers for Children, which helps children whose lives have been devastated by serious illness or abuse.

Hoping to get your hands on a celebrity-designed piece of jewelry? You’ll have to wait for spring, at which point a charity event will be held in Los Angeles, along with an online auction. I’ll keep you up to date, don’t worry!