1st Let me say welcome aboard.
Skinning in Xlobby is not that hard really. There are some skins coming out soon or in the works that will work well for you. If you decide not to use them they are still a good resource to see how otheres lay out and code events for their skins.
If somebody would be willing to help with the coding
As far others helping you, I am more than willing to help, you as are stevenhanna, chadwolcott, jowaldo, tonihappy and others. We all have custom skins we've developed and can help you. Jump on the chat and ask questions. Also check out my skinning document I just released.
If you want to really want to contribute, people are always looking for new high quality buttons to use in their skins. Anyway, Good Luck!