Baker's block anyone??

Have you ever been overwhelmed by a design?  I have an order sitting in front of me for a custom cookie that I am just not sure how I want to decorate.  Having scoured the web, I found some images that I like, but anything I have seen would need dramatic altering to get it on a cookie in royal icing.  Consequently, I have been pondering the design for days, weeks really.  Now that the cookies are baked and the order is due soon, the clock is ticking.  Must....decorate....cookies!  I guess the plan will be simply to pick up the piping bag, and see what appears on the cookie!

How do you deal when you aren't sure how to attack a project?  I would love to read your strategies.