Creating Widgets (Newbie)

[mvr]

Hi,

I'm just started creating my first forum and had a few questions about widgets.

How would I create a widget like the ones of the left side of this website: http://www.redflagdeals.com/

I'm looking to create something similar to "Categories" where there is the title of the widget and items underneath that I can link to a location in the forums. So far I've been playing with the static html but I've been getting that standard static html widget look. What I'm looking for is just the title on the top with a background, and links I can put on the bottom.