Need Kindergarten level install instructions for Categories Dressings

[SimplyDelightful]

Hi everyone,
I can't express my gratitude for this forum enough - I have used the resources here to learn so much about Zen Cart - but I think I have come to the end of that rope.

My site is http://www.simplydelightfuldesigns.c...ctsandservices and all of my 'products' are found on the left. I'm not completely done adding descriptions and attributes for all products, because I wanted to try to further customize the way the categories are appearing. Basically - I want categories for my categories - but I want them to be in separate sideboxes with different headings.

WEB & BLOG DESIGN:
*custom website designs
*premade website designs
*custom blog designs
*premade blog designs
*blog and website packages

HEADERS & BUTTONS:
*custom header
*etsy banner
*logos
*image maps

I could go on, but these are all products that are currently showing up in one list.... Is category dressings something that could help me achieve what I want? I would also like to use images for each of the headings instead of what I have now... an example here - http://shabbymissjenndesigns.com/shoppe/

I have spent the better half of today researching the categories dressings, and am not understanding what to do with it very well. I am even willing to pay someone to help me get over this hump. Any help would be greatly appreciated!