A thrifty student turns fallen leaves into amazing gold Christmas decorations.

Aaron Marc Crisostomo gathers the brown leaves from his schoolyard and takes them home to upcycle in Aklan province, the Philippines, on October 22.

He uses available materials from home and borrowed tools to make beautiful holiday decorations.

Footage shows Aaron showing off the leaves he found and spray-painting them with gold and red paint.

He said: ‘When I think of Christmas decor, money is always a problem. The best solution is to upcycle the available resources.'

The youngster turns the coloured leaves into petals as an alternative to a Poinsettia floral display.

Aaron added said he had the idea while walking around campus and saw the leaves scattered.

He said: ‘The leaves around the campus served as my inspiration. For me, it has a unique shape and vintage-looking appearance.'