In order to get the mosaic "look" you will need to create different shapes and sizes of pieces. Remember, before you begin to break your mosaic objects into pieces, you need to be wearing safety goggles, gloves, and an apron. Pick a safe place to cut your objects, like an empty garage, or outdoors in your backyard. If you are just looking to make randomly sized pieces, a basic hammer works best. However, there are some more specialized ways. Tile nippers and cutters are used to create straight lines and curves. They can be found at most hardware, and arts and crafts stores. These are used to cut through porcelain, ceramic, china, etc. Cut through the object you are using about halfway through. They, using your hands, break the piece off. Glass nippers and cutters work the same way, except that they are specially designed for cutting glass. When you are creating the pieces, look at your design. Try to envision what shapes you will need in order to fill the pattern. If you miss a piece, or mis-cut one, you can always come back later to cut a new one. Take each of your new pieces you have created and place them where you will eventually stick them. This is a great opportunity to mix around shapes, sizes and colors. Once you get a basic layout of your pieces, find where the missing pieces are, or where you need a better shaped piece. Then go back and create a new one which better fits the design. Once you have your objects laid out the way you want them, you then have two options: leave them there, or take them off. If you choose to leave them there, you will apply mortar directly to the pieces. This garners a more accurate design, but takes a lot longer and can be more tricky. If you choose to take them off, place the pieces to the side in the same pattern they were placed on the base. You will be applying mortar onto the base. This garners a less accurate pattern, but is much easier to accomplish. You can find mortar mixtures at most local hardware stores. You will want to mix together 2-3 cups of mortar mixture with an acrylic admix. Stir the mixture together until the consistency is like thick cottage cheese. Only mix together small amounts as you work, as the mortar mixture cannot be preserved. Depending on whether you have left the pattern on, or taken it off, will change whether you apply the mortar to the pieces or the base, respectively. Use a small knife or scalpel. When you are applying the mortar, wear gloves so that mortar does not stick to your hands. Mortar is basically a type of cement which can be difficult to get off. If you are applying the mixture to the base, only do one section at a time. Spread on a few inches, length wise, onto the base. You only need about a 1/4 inch width of mortar. If you are applying it to the pieces themselves, take your knife and apply the mixture to the back of the piece. Try to keep most of the mortar adhered to the back by gently pressing the mixture with your hands. Scrape off excess mortar from around the outside edge of the piece before you apply it. While still wet, gently affix the mosaic tiles by pushing them down onto the base. Apply tiles starting in one corner of the design and work across in rows. Make sure you leave enough space between pieces for grout, about 1/8 inch gaps. Every time you lay down a new piece, scrape off any excess mortar which is readily apparent. If you don't, the mortar will solidify and be hard to get off. Time varies depending on usage, so follow manufacturer recommendations. For pieces in your home, the timing is roughly 24 hours. Outdoor mosaics will need to set for 72 hours. Clean the mosaic tiles once more to clear away any extra mortar that may have risen to the top.
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One-sentence summary -- Cut your mosaic objects into pieces. Lay your mosaic tesserae overtop of the pattern. Mix together a mortar mixture. Apply your mortar mixture. Affix your pieces to the base. Let the mortar set.

Article: Depending on the girl, she may not be thrilled to be asked out in front of her friends, family, or in a really public situation. Try to gauge her embarrassment level and what she's into, and create an ask that will appeal to her! Keep it short and simple with something along the lines of, "Will you go out with me?" Then, you can figure out a creative way to get the note to her so its' a surprise! For example, offer her a piece of gum that's wrapped in a note with your question written on it. Alternatively, you might try slipping the note into one of her notebooks so she sees it when she gets to class. If you're good friends, try recording the time you spend together in a notebook. As you get to know her more, you'll write more entries expressing your feelings. Once you're ready to ask her out, write it in the journal and present it to her. Write a note on a blank page that says, "There are 40 more pages in this journal. The first 19 pages were our memories from my perspective. I'd like the remaining to be memories from our perspective. Be mine?" If you don't know her very well, this may come across as a bit creepy, so make sure she'd like this ask! Just take her phone when she's not looking and change your name in her contacts to "Be My Girlfriend," and put a cute image of a baby animal as your picture. Give her the phone back and call her. Only do this if you know that she won't be put off by you sneaking into her phone.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Read the situation so you don't embarrass her. Write a note to let her know you'd appreciate her company if she's more private. Use a journal to ask her out romantically. Steal her phone to ask her out.