Confused...

This thing is really hard to figure out!! I don't get how to make it all pretty like everyone else :(  I'm not going to lie but it is really bugging me and I'm getting quite frustrated.  I've been at it for a good hour and I still can't figure out the cool stuff.  I'd be very grateful for any pointers! But for now I guess I'll just go eat some brownies because that sounds better than fooling with this crappy thing any longer.