I was inspired by The Strobist, a great blog about lighting that I recently discovered, to try some of my own lighting experiments. Ingredients: Objects in my house (shell found on the beach today, an antique spur from a flea market in Buenos Aires, and a Buddha head I picked up in Taiwan), a piece of glass, a sheet of white paper, a sheet of black paper, and two lights. And my camera, with a macro lens. And 2 hours to spare.
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 
The Strobist is very interesting. Love these shots- excellent lighting overall and nice reflection on the shell. Fun to experiment!
I think the first one is very very beautiful!