diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c1b325..83296da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ $isOdd = function($num) {
 };
 
 // Create our stream.
-$stream = new phpstreams\Stream(fibonacci());
+$stream = new phpstreams\Stream(fibonacci()); // or phpstreams\Stream::of(fibonacci());
 
 // Finally, use these to create our result.
 $oddFibo = $stream->filter($isOdd)  // Keep only the odd numbers
diff --git a/src/Collectors.php b/src/Collectors.php
index 69af266..64dd488 100644
--- a/src/Collectors.php
+++ b/src/Collectors.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use phpstreams\collectors\AveragingCollector;
 use phpstreams\collectors\ReducingCollector;
+use phpstreams\collectors\MappingCollector;
 
 /**
  * Utility class containing various collectors.
@@ -70,4 +71,16 @@ function ($current, $element) use (&$first, $delimiter) {
             return $current . $element;
         });
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a collector that maps keys and values.
+     *
+     * @param callable $keyMapper
+     * @param callable $valueMapper [optional] A value mapper. Defaults to pass-through mapper.
+     * @return Collector
+     */
+    public static function mapping(callable $keyMapper, callable $valueMapper = null)
+    {
+        return new MappingCollector($keyMapper, $valueMapper);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Stream.php b/src/Stream.php
index ebcca58..7a84954 100644
--- a/src/Stream.php
+++ b/src/Stream.php
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ public function __construct($source)
         $this->source = $source;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new stream from a traversable source.
+     *
+     * @param Traversable|array $source The source to create the stream from.
+     * @throws InvalidStreamException if the given source is not usable as a stream.
+     */
+    public static function of($source)
+    {
+        return new static($source);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check whether a source is valid.
      *
@@ -265,6 +276,21 @@ public function collect(Collector $collector)
         return $collector->get();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get first element from stream
+     *
+     * @param $defaultValue [optional] Default value to return if stream is empty
+     * @return first element if available, default value otherwise
+     */
+    public function first($defaultValue = null)
+    {
+        foreach ($this as $value) {
+            return $value;
+        }
+
+        return $defaultValue;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Flatten the underlying stream.
      *
diff --git a/src/collectors/MappingCollector.php b/src/collectors/MappingCollector.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c000fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/collectors/MappingCollector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace phpstreams\collectors;
+
+use phpstreams\Collector;
+
+/**
+ * Collector that maps array keys and values.
+ *
+ * @author Bartosz Schiller <bartosz.schiller@gmail.com>
+ */
+class MappingCollector implements Collector
+{
+    /**
+     * Mapped array
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private $map = [];
+
+    /**
+     * Callable for mapping key
+     *
+     * @var callable
+     */
+    private $keyMapper;
+
+    /**
+     * Callable for mapping value
+     *
+     * @var callable
+     */
+    private $valueMapper;
+
+    public function __construct(callable $keyMapper, callable $valueMapper = null)
+    {
+        $this->keyMapper = $keyMapper;
+
+        if (!is_callable($valueMapper))
+        {
+            $valueMapper = function ($k, $v) {
+                return $v;
+            };
+        }
+
+        $this->valueMapper = $valueMapper;
+    }
+
+    public function add($key, $value)
+    {
+        $keyMapper = $this->keyMapper;
+        $valueMapper = $this->valueMapper;
+
+        $this->map[$keyMapper($key, $value)] = $valueMapper($key, $value);
+    }
+
+    public function get()
+    {
+        return $this->map;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/CollectorsTest.php b/tests/unit/CollectorsTest.php
index 83e341d..f627d45 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CollectorsTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/CollectorsTest.php
@@ -59,4 +59,38 @@ public function testReducing()
 
         $this->assertEquals(24, $instance->get());
     }
+
+    public function testMapping()
+    {
+        $instance = Collectors::mapping(function ($k, $v) {
+            return $k . "a";
+        }, function($k, $v) {
+            return $v + 10;
+        });
+
+        $instance->add("a", 2);
+        $instance->add("b", 3);
+        $instance->add("c", 4);
+
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            "aa" => 12,
+            "ba" => 13,
+            "ca" => 14
+        ], $instance->get());
+
+
+        $instance = Collectors::mapping(function ($k, $v) {
+            return $k . "a";
+        });
+
+        $instance->add("a", 2);
+        $instance->add("b", 3);
+        $instance->add("c", 4);
+
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            "aa" => 2,
+            "ba" => 3,
+            "ca" => 4
+        ], $instance->get());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/StreamTest.php b/tests/unit/StreamTest.php
index a3195bb..01e40ac 100644
--- a/tests/unit/StreamTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/StreamTest.php
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ public function testConstructor()
         $this->assertInstanceOf("Traversable", $value);
     }
 
+    public function testStaticCreation()
+    {
+        $value = Stream::of([]);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf("Traversable", $value);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @test
      * @expectedException phpstreams\exception\InvalidStreamException
@@ -137,6 +144,30 @@ public function testCollect()
         $this->assertEquals(42, $instance->collect($collector));
     }
 
+    public function testFirst()
+    {
+        $stream = new Stream([4, 5, 6, 7]);
+        $emptyStream = new Stream([]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(4, $stream->first());
+
+        $this->assertEquals(null, $emptyStream->first());
+
+        $this->assertEquals('empty', $emptyStream->first('empty'));
+
+        $result = $stream->filter(function ($a) {
+            return $a > 10;
+        })->first();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(null, $result);
+
+        $result = $stream->filter(function ($a) {
+            return $a > 5;
+        })->first();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(6, $result);
+    }
+
     public function testIsSortedWithSortedSource()
     {
         $sortedSource = $this->getMockBuilder('phpstreams\Stream')