Creating Your Own Cartoon Character

I see more and more blog headers with the owner of the blog being portrayed by their very own cartoon characters. I think it is quite cute. I use FireWorks as my photo editor. Yes, I know I am ancient. I actually think it is now owned by Adobe which is known for the the more popular image editing program, Photoshop. I can edit photos, but am not that creative in generating drawings of my own.

In my googling search, I found several sites that charge to create a cartoon character using a photograph. However, yahoo has a program that allows you to create your own character using their wide range of selections including hair styles, skin color, backgrounds and clothing. I thought it was really great. Here is what I created for myself.

So does she look like me? If you find yourself bored and wanna create your own cartoon of yourself, go here.

A new name for Mockingbird Lane

I have decided to give Mockingbird Lane a new face lift and a new name. I am not so sure it is a new name as I am taking the website address as this blog's official name now. Looking at the types of postings that I have, I felt the new name would describe more about what this blog is really about. With that being said, I am introducing to you craftyc0rn3r.

I love the blog's new face lift. Do you like the new design and color? It took me awhile to finally come up with a design that I really like and I will still be tweaking it every now and then to make it better. I'll officially change the name tomorrow so don't be surprised if you read my blog through a reader that Mockingbird Lane is no longer there. It's there, but now it is craftyc0rn3r. I hope you will continue to join me. I am excited about the new name and can't wait to share all the ideas that have been lurking in my head with you.