Case in point, one of my most recent artistic projects.
I saw this on a site called Pinterest. I simply shaved a bunch of Crayons with a lemon zester, placed the shavings on a canvas, covered with waxed paper and ironed on the lowest setting.
Voila:
Bit of a glare but I assure you it looks pretty damn nice in person. I especially like the way the wax paper leaves ripples behind.
Try it for yourself