Back when it first ran from 1985 to 1992, I didn't catch too many episodes of the classic television series “Golden Girls.” Now that I'm a golden girl myself, I'll admit to watching the reruns from time to time, especially when I'm under the weather. The shows have their funny moments, no doubt, but I often find myself checking out the earrings, especially those worn by Dorothy and Blanche. The ones I admire the most—like the dangling deep blue pair Blanche donned when the girls crashed a 40-year high school reunion—are encrusted with oodles of flatback rhinestones.
What are flatback rhinestones? These stones, as the name implies, have
