Is my approach correct to replicate this form with Reportlab?

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Published on 2010-04-29T13:02:35Z Indexed on 2010/04/29 13:07 UTC
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I need to generate the form seen here using Python/reportlab.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49740282@N06/4563137758/sizes/o/

I am attempting to do this by creating a custom flowable for the header at the top (with the boxes drawn) and then having a table flowable for the jewelry table below. What shows as the JEWELRY table for this example could potentially be multiple tables. I am having trouble getting my drawn header to "flow". It gets drawn, but then my table data overlays it instead of appearing below it.

This is my first project with reportlab. Before I really get into debugging this, I would like to know from someone with reportlab experience if my approach is correct here. Thanks!

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