I do have some tutorials for you to check out, but maybe you’d like to do it a tiny piece at a time with something that wasn’t written by a madman. Arduino comes with plenty of sample programs, available under File > Examples. You can gain practice wiring while working with tried-and-true code!
So: before you get started on what I have to offer, you might want to check out this page on the Arduino site that explains what’s in those simple tutorials.
If you’d like to strike boldly ahead, though, let’s continue to Big Blinkie.