Trying to do pin up girl photos?

For Christmas I cant afford to buy anything for my hubby, so I decided to do a pin up girl in pastels, and now I want to do some photos of myself as a pin up girl to add to the gift. I am pretty good at the make-up and hair and have the right type of clothes for it, but I need some help with taking the pictures of myself (without any help from anyone else). I have a good camera, and I know how to use the timer, but I am having a really hard time with getting good pictures. I am no good with lighting or posing or anything. Any one have somewhere I could go to learn more about this or any tips that would help?