I recently bought some Elinchrom D-Lite RX Ones, which are brilliant lights for people on a budget… or you need something with a bit less power.  What I did find though, was that the lowest setting for the stand was too high for having a low level light pointing upwards.  I looked a getting a shorter stand, but then had a much better idea.  The Joby Gorillapod.  It’s awesome.  Not only does it do what I want, I also now have the Gorillapod for my camera!