I love using paper to make seasonal decorations.  This is a great one - and a wonderful way to use up scraps.

You can make these any size you want.  I cut pieces about 1" x 6"... sixteen pieces in total.  I then punched a small hole in each each of the strips.  

I put a knot in the end of a ribbon and put it through one end of the paper strips.  I then put the same ribbon through the other holes.  I pushed all of the strips down so they bowed out, and then finished with a knot at the top.

I added a bow and twine to finish it, along with a rolled piece of dark brown cardstock for the stem.  Fun and easy!