Find a small piece of cloth about 4 to 5 inches square. Any type of cloth will do, but if you can find a green or red piece that will be most ideal. Even a piece cut from an old t-shirt will work for this.

Place the cloth on a table and gather the following:
- Cinnamon - for success and courage
- Rosemary - to help memory and clarity
- Bay Leaf - for success
- Thyme - for courage and health
- Black Pepper - for protection and inner strength
- Quartz - to bring energy
- Citrine - for courage, creativity, and happiness
- Small piece of paper
- Twine or String

The herbs can be gathered from your kitchen spice rack! If you don’t have access to the crystals, you can make this charm bag without them, but they do help!

On the piece of paper write your name at the top and any goals or intentions for your year ahead under your name. Fold the paper towards you, turn clockwise and fold towards you again. Keep turning and folding until the paper is small enough to fit easily on the cloth.

Then, one at a time, gather the herbs in your hand and tell them how they should work for you. Feel free to use the list above for this. You might say something like “Sweet Cinnamon, I add you to this charm bag and ask that you bring in your powers of Success and Courage to me as I go through the school year ahead” and so on with each herb and crystal.

When you are done, take a deep breath and slowly breathe out over the herbs, crystals, and paper on the cloth while holding the intention of what you wrote on the paper coming true.

Gather the corners of the cloth up, and use the twine or string to tie the cloth closed with all the contents safely inside - tie three knots to close the bag and you are done.

Carry your charm bag with you in a pocket, purse, or backpack. Once a week take it out and give it a good squeeze, thank it for working on your behalf and bringing all the qualities you asked it to bring, then take a deep breath and breathe on it three times. This helps keep your charm bag “alive” and doing its work for you.