Lady Victoria Eclectic Pagan's blog: "Samhain"

Using the nut pick, bore holes in the nuts. Use whole nuts. String them on the twine, making it just long enough to hold the nine nuts with a little bit of space, then tie off in a circle. On Samhain night, consecrate it in the fire, passing it back and forth 3 times, and chant: "Hazelnuts nine in a ring By the smoke of the Samhain Fire bring To those within our humble home Form over this a protective cone Guard for a year, I charge thee And as I will it, so mote it be!" Hang it up in your home somewhere as an amulet of protection for the coming year.Save some of the nuts to bury during the Spring Equinox, to attune yourself with the cycle of birth and death. Brightest Blessings, Victoria