Article: Fire and ice: social star Ana Lucia de Teresa brings the spirit of Mexico and the glamour of Paris to her jewelry.(Accessories Flash)

A novice couldn't pull it off. But when the glamorous and very social Ana Lucia de Teresa trills, "Ciao, darling!" in her pretty, Mexican-inflected French accent, it sounds just right. On a cold afternoon at the chic Left Bank apartment where the jewelry designer, her husband, banker Nick Adam, and their young son, Lucas, spend part of the year, de Teresa is entertaining--and bedecking--14 girlfriends who am among the most stylish women in Paris.

"Can we serve ourselves?" asks Mathilde Agostinelli, scooping up a bright ring. The ladies have come for a glance at de Teresa's latest designs, full of colorful stones in whimsical settings, as well as for good old ...

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