However, to keep the garland from disintegrating due to the ravages of time, brown paper lunch bags will be transformed and stand in for the leaves. It's a creative way to use fall leaves in your decor that lasts long after the trees' branches are covered with snow. If you don't live in an area like Oregon, where brown paper grocery bags have become commonplace in stores, turn to the crafter's favorite store, the Dollar Tree, and get some brown paper lunch bags. The DT package comes with 40 bags –- enough to make the eight or so leaves you'll need for this garland. To make the pieces of the garland look uniform, you'll first draw some patterns on paper.