Is woodgrain my only option for my dash

I've made appliques the way Redfish described. My technique is to make a template using a Manilla folder. I did all my adjustments on the template so that I did not waste a bunch of material. Once I had the template where it fit properly, I used it to mark the material for cut-out. Once cut out, I installed the same way I would a decal i.e. spritz using water containing a drop of liquid soap, position with small squeege and a burnishing pen.

http://www.hotrodworks.net/decal/dash.html

Above is a material source. Below are photos of two clusters I did. Different material, same template. The set is in the Dart Custom, the engine turn is in the Demon.