Web sites such as the Favicon.ico Generator, FavIcon from Pics, Favicon Generator, Favikon, and others, will create a favicon from images that you upload from your computer.

Your Blogger favicon must be a square image in .Ico, .Jpg or .Gif format. Convert an existing image to the required dimensions and file format using free services on the Web, such as Converticon ...

Google said in the past that the redesigned favicon reflected a “Simple, Playful & Unique Brand.” Has that changed? Maybe they changed it because some people really didn’t like the new favicon?