Since you said you can pick out the saucepan (Orion) and the seven sisters (pleiades) then this map might assist you.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/wp-co...ovejoy2_BW.pdf
You will have to orientate it upside down because it is for the Northern hemisphere but at the beginning of January it approaches near Orion and around 17-19 January it will be near Pleiades (Seven Sisters).
You might have a better chance of spotting the comet with a pair of binoculars. Just look for a fuzzy green star like object.