Make Sleep Shortcut

To create a shortcut that will execute the sleep command:

• Right Click in the desired location (On the Desktop or in a folder)
• Select New -> Shortcut
• In the “Type the location of the item” field enter the following
• C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0
• Click Next
• This will create a shortcut with the name rundll32,
• Right Click the shortcut, select Rename and type in Sleep

 You can now open this shortcut whenever you desire to put your computer into sleep mode.

Note: You can replace the default icon with a Shutdown one by:

• Right Click the created shortcut, select Properties -> Change Icon

I like this little guy 

Use a free portable icon editor to make a true Windows icon.

Try IconFX available in Symenu or any of the free icon editors.