This candle making technique is 300 years old.
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That flower candle is only $15!? 😳
Anymore expensive and nobody'd buy it if you ask me. That's almost the entire daily wage.
In the US someone will probably sell it for 60 to 100
It is more than the daily minimum wage, which is ~$11
Someone needs to help her set up an Etsy. I’m only half kidding. We don’t know where she lives and whether or not they have good internet. It may be possible though!
@@virtuallifesocialexperienc4293 I think I just discovered my new side hustle
They need an online store ASAP! One where they profit from their work and not a third party upselling their art.
Beautiful!!!!!💜💜💜
No one is "up selling their art" you clown..
You really just created a whole fanfiction then got upset about it 🤣🤣
I definitely agree. They deserve to earn bank for their hard work!
They need someone there who has online skills and could help them get set up their online store and do it at a low cost or as a service. They could make a you tube video of it and help other small businesses like this one.
They always need a pimp
Hats off to real people who actually produce real products that require skill to make.
the wording of this is insanely funny to me because it implies that the woman isnt real, nor does she make real candles. like some sort of ai that makes digital candles
@@roadworkaheadyaisurehopeitdoes my words don’t imply that at all. What’s more likely here is that you’re not very good at comprehending what you read.
@@__seeker__they have a genshin pfp of course they cant read
just because you do a lot of archaic dumb steps in a process doesnt automatically make the end product any better or more valuable for the customers
@@DashzRight🤡
I love that this craft is being learned by the younger people. It would be a shame to lose a 300yr old craft. God bless you ladies with good health and happiness 💜🙏💜🕊️🫶
We pay 5 times as much for edible arrangements. This woman deserves a raise.
Why does she "deserve" a raise? 300 pesos PER CANDLE is a lot of money in Mexico, where the average wage is 500 pesos/day.
She works for herself; if she wanted a "raise," she'd raise her prices, but no one in her village could afford to pay more.
@@mitchellbaxter6314 This. I swear, most folk in these comments clearly don't have the slightest clue about economics or running a business, and are certainly clueless about how much it actually is down in Mexico.
So just because you OVERPAY for products that needs to happen elsewhere? No! Her prices are FAIR for her country. Just because you get screwed on prices doesn't men other people agree to that!
Its called inflation.
Who gonna raise her, you?
Her candles are worth so much more than $15.
Its not
@@Larsino2000 The time and skill is worth more than how much she and her family make if they were sold here in the USA she would have to charge more because she would have more overhead for an artist studio cost money in the USA or any country. I know you could not even get an American artist to do this and only charge $15.00. I knit, crochet, and other crafts and teach others I would not make any money if I sold a hand knit scarf for less than the price of my supplies. If she was paying American prices for her supplies she would be digging a hole.
@@loristrout4741 yea thats the point. Shes not in the USA. The money she gets per candle is expensive in her country. She makes 10x less but also her expenses are 10x less. Americans need to learn its not about America. Its like a new yorker talking about costs with someone from mississippi. Apples and oranges.
@@Larsino2000 so what 15$ a candle isn’t that bad that makes a good side hustle
@@grimbeatz learn to read.
If you like Viviana's work you should purchase one of her candles online! They have many differeny styles they are so intricate and lovely!!
What is their site?
Where? They are gorgeous!!
I'll correct this.. No, she is not the last in Mexico, nor the USA that still does this. She's just " 1 of the last in her village ". No, that giant candle does not sell for only $15. Her smaller prayer candles do. There are many hand crafters, of many things, throughout Mexico. Beautiful work there.
whenever i hear, “…. one of the last people….” my heart just breaks a little bit
its one of the last people who does it by hand, no wait it aint one of the last people who knows how to just melt and shape wax. i learned that shit in a workshop in like second grade
@@silverwar360 you might’ve learned how to do that in second grade, however the video states that this specific technique dates back centuries ago, it’s handcrafted and goes way back and has more meaning then a second grade class 💀
@@silverwar360 feels nice lying on the internet huh
@@silverwar360 She's from a third world country though, so we need to praise and appreciate her.
@@rxnmz Her technique is pointless. Lol. She could save that month of waiting and just buy some premade wax pellets in a bag. No one's running a profitable business with any sort of demand for products running at her abysmally slow pace that doesn't affect the end product in any positive way.
I love this im so glad were documenting this because I don’t want traditions like these to ever die out
It really won’t matter who documents it, if no one is around with the passion to build them =\
Unless you choose to pick up the skill you're just talking hun
@@sweetiemageetie7805 oh god lmao get off the internet and touch grass
@@gaaraofthefunk7163 unfortunately its cheaper to make industrialised candles… capitalism is a wonder
@@alal2192 I do that every day ma'am. If you don't want something to die, you must nourish it. Maybe you need to touch some grass? And I don't mean kiss my ass I mean go outside and live in this moment before you've lost every skill but scrolling.
How weird that you got offended by my true statement 🙄
That's the most beautiful creation I've seen lately!!! Just WOW!!! ❤
Viviana is simply amazing!!!😮😮😮 Doesn't she has a granddaughter , or cousin? So she can learn them how to make these beautiful candles!!!! Now, only Viviana has the knowledge! Suppose she died, there is nobody on this earth who knows to make these wonderful candles!!! Thank you so much, Viviana, ooo, and one thing, your prices are much to low!!! Don't be afraid to ask more, it's worth it!!! Love from Lin from the Netherlands 🥰💜🏡🌲🤩😍😘💋💋💋🙏🏻
Mexico is filled with people like this who can really revitalize the north American arts and crafts scene. Wax flowers are neat, and I used to see them everywhere as a child. Someone help this woman's family keep their craft alive with a website or something.
I wish they were able to revitalize this great art but sadly they are just a flame slowly extinguishing
I wasn't aware our art scene needed to be "revitalized"
She's just making old candles, which is cool but far from unique
It's not like there aren't hundreds of people just like her doing the same thing
@@malachistice8111 by hand and not as much work is put into it
Imagine if she could sell them online to the US clients and ship them to them... She would earn a good living... She needs to get socials so people could see them and she can price her artwork for more money cause it's worth more cause of the intensive labor n hard work, she deserves it... Hope some1 does help her
@XxKarlosxx XxxX its incredibly expensive to ship things you also need the money to keep up the website. Etsy takes quite a bit of your money as well. You need business license that need to be renewed yearly. The ability to print out labels. Remember 15 dollars is actually a lot. Shes not rich but life isn't always about that
I wish this lady had an Etsy shop. I would buy so many of her candles.
Fun fact about etsy, it is unsupported in alot of developing countries due to their change in policy couple years ago. Ironically enough, only developed countries can register to sell which goes against their very vision of inclusion of all small businesses. I'm unsure about Mexico tho
@@beab8738looking around on etsy, it also seems to me like plenty of bigger companies are there. From what I heard from small businesses, they aren't very small business friendly (anymore) anyway.
So while I'm pretty annoyed reading this info, it doesn't surprise me sadly.
Me too.🎉😂
I would totally hook her up with a shop online
I am infertile from eating scented candles
Those aren't just candles, they are pieces of art.
2024 Incredible woman preserving a craft of beautiful candle making. Viewing this technique is astounding.
Thank you. Living in New Zealand 🇳🇿 Mexico 🇲🇽 ❤❤❤❤❤😊
Mexico is one of the most artistic and creative countries I’ve ever ever been too.
I want to go there so bad
Nope..China
@@srhpb8923Not really, Mexico mostly does things by hand, while china mostly uses machines to make things.
@@yahirpadilla5211 In rural areas its not as industrialized.
@@srhpb8923Mexico is superior
Only $15 is criminal?! This grandma deserves so much more
she could sell them for more if she wanted to. nobody could buy them if she did tho
Se ela subir mais o preço ninguém compra mais........
Simplesmente a moeda que ela usa não e dólar e o peso mexicano
They must want the candles to be accessible to the wider market
We made them the same way in kindergarden. This couldnt be easier.
Why dont u send it too her then as u waste more than $15 every week on designer beer.
Hopefully her family will pass this on to the younger generations, i hate seeing a dying art,it's really sad. The candles are beautiful ❤
Absolutely amazing and astonishing. A lot of things that are made nowadays lack the skill and hard work. I appreciate this video. Thank you.
Amazing. This is artistry and talent. $15 or $300 pesos doesn't sound like a lot but that's actually quite a bit of money in Mexico. I genuinely hope her daughters and granddaughters keep the family tradition going.
Its not though that would probably on get you a few items everything is so expensive
Actually 300 pesos or 300Php is just a little over $5
Edit: i missed the "Mexican Village" part.
@@mythickun2071they us mexican peso not Philippine peso. One Mexican peso is 3.30 php
Lol what. $300 pesos un méxico quite a bit? Have you even lived in Mexico?
ITS not a lot.
The minimum daily wage is 207 pesos in the southern part mexico.
300 Is not that much money if we take into account the amount of time It takes to make those candles.
I guess she sells a lot in order to make that job profitable.
There's something bittersweet about her spending her life making art that will one day seize to exist
*cease to exist
@danakircher6768 Now, you've policed her grammar, offer up something as honest as her comment was, or is that beyond you.
Thats all artists
Thats everyone actually
No, she's correct. It looks bad when you can't spell synonyms correctly; it's a sure sign someone hasn't read a lot.@@jc-16.
I hope she does write down how she does it. A lot of skills have sadly been lost to time due to no records surviving till today and that leaves historians the awful task of having to reconstruct that specific skill from whatever there’s left. See also how long boats were built, or Damascus steel.
She makes them look so beautiful!!
Things like this are so much more beautiful than mass produced
I wish they would use people like her for Masterclass sessions. Not because I want to be a candle maker but because I would love to hear her story and her be additionally compensated for it
And to keep traditions like this alive.
I'd love to learn from her but for gifts and personal use, i make candles sometimes but the kinds in containers, i upcycle empty and cleaned yogurt jars lol
Her story is she got beat by her alcoholic husband and she moved and makes these candles now.
The fact that she only gets $15 for all her time, hard work and skill is an actual crime.
The fact that she has her family making worthless candles instead of apps is an actual crime.
@@jonathanhorvat2452 because thats what shes skilled in. Thats like asking a fashionista to work in a tech company.
@@Maariyakhan12 it's more like asking the sole proprietor of a candle factory to do better
But why doesn't she defend homosexual special rights ?
May not be a lot for us, but could be a lot for them. The local economy is important, can't just price it at 30 dollars a piece, where no-one earns enough to buy it
Absolutely incredible skill! I'd love to learn such a skill! She's not charging enough for her art! She's very talented!❤😮🎉
❤ Beautiful work of art. You are truly blessed Viviana. God bless you and your family.
she’d be like “300” and id be like “here’s 900” smh that’s gorgeous
Love you
Beuh
Stop overpaying for baseless bullsh*t. No wonder Only Fans is thriving. 😂😂😂
@Unknown674.6corrupt how??
@Unknown674.6What? How is the first thing to go through your head when you see this: “we could mass produce that”????
I’ve bought candles from her and have gone all the way to her house in Oaxaca. It is truly amazing seeing how she does all of these by hand
I need to go
Do you know if they have any socials or online store for others to buy?
I thought this was Oaxaca! I just got back from a month long stay there, but I didn't get to see this lady. 🥲
Thank you for sharing her location. Wish the narrator had shared this info in her post. Viviana’s skill definitely deserves to be promoted!
Can you get her info so I can purchase a large amount? Can she ship them? To usa?❤
I hope that her village realizes what a treasure they have! I really hope there are others who have learned from her so that this amazing art isn't lost! Otherwise it will be up to someone recording it in a book for someone to read one day in the future to bring that lost art back. That would be a huge loss & shame!! Viviane Alavez your art is amazing & beautiful!!😊❤
Why does everytime I see an elderly hispanic woman it always remind me of care, kindness, and warmth?
If a Japanese person made it, it would cost approximately $700
it would be some bs its a art to master
@@lilblackfish2009 The point is everything handmade by some people IS considered art, and when others handmake something, not so much
@@lilblackfish2009lol exactly.
@@lilblackfish2009shut up child
i wonder why? is it bc of the economy of where they live? or something else
They deserve more recognition for such fine arts and skills😢❤
Dude this video has 14 million views
among us
Can’t even drop a link
@@ArtWorks-bw5dbyes but i guarentee the majority will just forget about this in a day. it also doesn't particularly help the people in the video, because theyre not going to be getting more business from exposure. and i'm not really sure if they're recieving any of the money made off of this video.
or they could've just commented that before the video went viral, or was talking about *before* this video existed, there wasn't a lot of recognition 🤷♂️
You got money, go buy some
Everyone thinks she is undercharging, and she may be. but housing is (on average) $300,000 cheaper in the Mexico than it is in the US. she could charge more, but she makes enough to support her and her own, why charge tourist prices when she could simply provide for her community AND make money. love it
She doesn't make enough!!! Her talent is worth much more. This is an obvious labor of love!!!
Artisans in Mexico are some of the best and they deserve so much more recognition than they get. This is so much hard labor and love poured (literally) into their art
Those candles are worth more than 300 pesos.
@redbunny22 Bro I'd pay 1,000s for that!!!! The time, the skill, the uniqueness, the intricacies they're masterpieces
@@redbunny22Way more I'd say triple that.
@@Observer3588 por todo el trabajo que conlleva, no es nada fácil hacer estos trabajos de artesanías.
@@Thesilliestsillyman You should go to Mexico bro. The stuff you’ll see will amaze you. Real handmade things that would cost a fortune in the US go for pennies. It’s sad really they deserve a lot more.
Let's all get together and make this woman wealthy for the rest of her life.
She has wealth.
You just define it differently.
@lIIllIIlIIIllIlI yeah she has candle wealth
@@jonathanhorvat2452 The Jarden Corporation agreed to buy Yankee Candle for $1.75 billion in the fall of 2013
"Candle wealth"
@@BurnCrushExecute I didn't know this Mexican lady was the owner of Yankee candle..you wouldn't think it to look at her house
@@jonathanhorvat2452 who said that?
I didn’t live in the age where things like this were thriving but I still miss it.
Meanwhile we’re paying $30 for a dogshit, unhealthy, hallmark candle in America.
Yep
We (americans) can easily buy these very candles. Unaware and ungrateful of your freedoms lol... Shit half the world isn't able to purchase these from a small vendor in mexico. Feasibly. Save the $30 on dogshit. And contact vivianna. Money spends real nice here in north america.
@@Indubitabl3 u missed the point, u have less healthy and most expensive basically everything
@@GoDemarci_ not a specialist but watched recently something about toxic gases released during burning of candles
@@GoDemarci_ most candles that have essential oils are dangerous and harmful to dogs
Only $15?! Someone help this woman set up an Etsy store or something like that! She could be shipping these to other countries and people would pay major bucks for that beautiful artwork! Especially if they knew all this hard work she’s putting into it. 💜
Etsy would eat up 40% in fees. And anything posted there (like the bird candle) can't be sold anywhere else, even though you are the original creator. 😮💨
They would break in shipping. all the parts are hollow so they would have to be packed very carefully. they would never survive customes. someone would crush the birds and flowers.
@@violetopal6264 Yeah I’m not aware of how Etsy works, just that a lot of people use it, that’s why I also stated “something like that”, because I figured they probably have crazy fees or stipulations. I’m sure there’s probably something better out there, but essentially selling in an online store was the point I was tryna get at. Thanks for educating me on the Etsy stuff though, and I hope you have a splendid day/night. ^^
@@loristrout4741 I’ve ordered fragile stuff international, and sent fragile things internationally, never once had a problem. It’s all on how you package the product. ^^
you would still have to pay for shipping.
I can sure appreciate this, now this is something to be proud of. Real OG's
Handmade, not manufactured!
Simply beautiful.
I adore how it goes from an achievable weekend craft to an amazing art in literally the last 3 seconds of the video
I would buy Viviana’s candles. I’m not even a big fan of candles but I’m a big fan and supporter of people like Viviana …. Talented and hard working lady!
Would you pay $1-$5 more for an item made by talented, hardworking Americans rather than an imported good?
@@tcjones4386Why do you want to start something? You're rude!!!
@@tcjones4386American and hard working don't go in the same sentence haha
@@tcjones4386 would you buy it if it was made by an American woman? or are you too afraid of "girl power"?
(For those without context, this guy made a comment on another vid saying how "girl power isn't needed")
Would love to. What do you make?@@tcjones4386
I'd gladly pay 150 for that.. it's art
No you wouldn't.
@@Noah-rm5bu 😂 ikr
Who is stopping you. Go pay her
@@Noah-rm5bu lol , facts.
Right!? I wouldn’t think twice if she said these sell for $200. $15? Wow
Respects to the people who still are holding to their age old traditions thus safeguarding it too.
Love this. Please don’t let this tradition die out.
You NEED to link the online store or help them set it up. These featured people would get so much business online!!!
Can you se how bringing a ton of Americans with gentrification is affecting the native Mexican population ? STOP GENTRIFICATION Mexico is not “Cheap” you earn in dollars and take away the patrimony that’s Mexican because Mexican people can’t afford it cause they earn in pesos! Don’t open them a store, stop moving to Mexico because it’s “cheap”
Absolutely. What a great thing to have in your house to tell people about
agreed agreed AGREED!
I believe she only makes and sells these to churches that use it for ceremonial purposes
Yes but one problem, how are you going to get decent internet out there, how are you going to show them how it works. Their are so many factors Americans have no idea about. I wish more Americans had better prospective cause it’s not that easy
All that work for $15? Those candles are gorgeous! Their talents are a treasure. They deserve so much more.
I mean 300 pesos is a lot
300 pesos is quite a lot
i know right i would give her a minimum $100 usd just for one and i would be afraid to light it. shoot i would give her 100 usd just to ask can you show me how you do it
@@NoName-qf5on 300 pesos is equal to 17.86 US dollars as of 8/29/23
@@mahalokoka over here where I live, a construction worker makes 500 pesos a day busting his ass
I hope this video increases her business so much that her children or grandchildren take over her business.
She deserves more credit for still knowing how to make candles.
I'm surprised i'm surprised they are only $15
That's freaking $15?! I'd pay $30 just from the time making the huge candle alone! The extra flowers are gorgeous and would probably add on another $30 for such intricacy and skill!
Mmm dirty candles...
@@BurnCrushExecutetheir not dirty. Their clean. Just because their made outside doesn’t mean their dirty. They actually purify the wax
That’s probably like the maximum she could charge for her market. To most it may seem underpriced but she live in a mexican village. Any higher and no one would buy them. If she start selling online tho it would be a different story
@@kaenryuuart543 As a Mexican I can tell you...
The reason we as a country are not further, is because our culture instills conformism, instead of ambition. They see no need to set up an online shop or travel more than needed to just survive.
Americans would have created a whole cultural experience around it, made a random movie to promote it and exported it to the whole world.
Mexico has the infrastructure to do this as well, but it's people, well, they don't have ambition. Thanks to the version of catholicism practiced down here: "Guadalupano". Where being hard working and poor is infinitely better than being tenacious and rich.
That's why, being the slightest ambitious down here, makes you extremely well off, I can also tell you that from experience. Is a double sided sword...
well she has the benefit of living in a non capitalistic society.
if it were being sold in america you could bet your house that same candle would be sold for $50 minimum
I’ve to her house and she is incredibly pure. She lived through a very difficult marriage (alcoholic abusive husband). She traveled to La Villa, the Virgin of Guadalupe’s cathedral in Mexico City. She gifted two huge candles to the priest and prayed to God to receive help with her candles, so she could look after her children. ❤❤🥰
I hope this video connects her to others who can help her.
good made up story
even if it turns out to be not made up, i’d be wondering if she consented to you sharing her past with the internet
This is so fake. 😂 I just read her story and she did not live through a hard marriage, the husband actually fell ill and she did not travel to the cathedral in Mexico, she traveled to parts of Oaxaca to sell her candles to bring income so her and her kids could survive.
But yea nice (fake) Story
We should keeps arts like this alive this is something that should never die
Precioso trabajo de esa señora.!!
🙏🙏 Dios la bendiga por trabajar asi a su edad y ensenar a jovenes para que aprendan un oficio...!!
Sus velas son arte ;merecen ser pagadas mas..? Y sobre todo a esa edad..? Pero seguro que se siente feliz...
Pido a Dios que la ayude en su economia y con tanta saluz para poder disfrutar de todavia su vida..❤AMÉN porque se ve que esta deñora a trabajado siempre..😢
Bendiciones a ella y su familia a AMEN .
Viviana is a truly gifted artist, i wish her and her family the best in life
im sorry to dissapoint you but they probably dont :(
Wait until the savage animals called Cartels find her
@@akadreku7327grow up
@@korwynze6288yet they're probably more content that someone whom has everything
And what part of this was gifted i totally missed the skill in something so utterly useless 😅
She deserves to be paid much more. I do hope someone records this process for the history books. It would be a shame to lose such an amazing artisan craft.
nobody cares
People will care when this knowledge becomes valuable again.
@@stellviahohenheimpeople should care
No she doesnt
@@lauraeasley5313buddy the world is dying, African has never seen peace. Civilians are murdered everywhere, we do not care about flower candles
Her hands are just beautiful. God bless her and her family!!
For every time she says 'viviana' i take a shot 😂
Bruh all that hard work for $15? 💀
edit: lol so I guess it’s actually pretty good
It's not bad actually
That’s a lot there forsure also imagine working all day doing this at 15 dollars per in a third world country
Actually decent income in Mexico
Well... $15 is good over there.
Bruh,
You can’t do what they do so stop commenting. Watch they beauty of wax and candle making and enjoy the audio visual sensation.
She deserves more then 15$ for those, they are beautiful pieces of art
Dude she said it's 300 pesos that's a lot of money in mexico
@@TealAstronaut I know I'm saying overall she deserves more
She set the price
@@U-Gozoo nobody in mexico can afford more than $15
You could probably order some from her and pay her more than her asking price. Let her wage increase begin with you.
These are traditions we need to keep alive, no matter what.
This candle making keeps their hands moisturized and looking healthy.
Honestly it’s amazing to see she’s keeping something like this alive, tradition. The amount of hard work and love she puts into this is worth way more than 15$
Man, what an absolute queen... This is ART.
No way in hell would I pass up a chance to buy from her if I ever saw her!
Never loose these old skills !! ❤️🦘
what a talented old woman..❤
Very nice. Someone should help her find a larger market.
Online would skyrocket her sales and she can up the price
Sometimes it's not about becoming rich, but to make a living. If more people would act this way, there could be enough for everyone.
Or the rich could provide for the poor.
Or the wealth could be distributed equaly.
But what am I thinking... greed is so much better I guess...
@@thia-439 you don’t see the rich sharing and you don’t see economics getting better for others. Making it versus just surviving, one needs to expand. Don’t try to make others feel guilty for expanding their income when many are doing it. No, you’d rather see others being taken advantage of to prove your theory versus them becoming prosperous.
@@cac2821 She can raise her prices a bit for the tourists, but still keep things accessible for locals. This would increase her income without overwhelming her and ruining what she has
@@organicmagic8822 I stand by what I said. My background/ degrees are in Business Management and this woman could be prosperous. Don’t try to implement limitations on others for gains, that’s wrong. Do you see the work they all put into what they do? That woman does more work in one day than most Americans do in a week yet she barely reaps from her dedication. You have to imagine, what she is paid per candle, a portion of that goes back into more material, plus her expenses hence she’s barely making enough to eat. That’s the problem with society. I don’t see you telling a CEO how to run his company, why would you try to with this woman unless you are trying to help her? You’re definitely not trying to help her, no, you’re to worried about what comes out of other peoples pockets. That’s not how a good person works.
Love seeing people around the world keeping old traditions alive. It’s things like this that make the world so special and interesting❤️
Like burning people at the stake and crucifixions
@ericneely3028, nobody said anything about that kind of stuff. Don't be a jerk. You know what kind of stuff they were referring to.
All ppls heritage is interesting ppl them selves are truly what makes this world so special an also strange dangerous happy sad we forgot all the good an started to sort ppl into divisions then forgot all together
I would love to work at home with my mom, grandmother, and daughter producing beautiful things! No commute and you know your co workers really do love you.
Loved watching craft people from all over the world how they work and still make things by hand
Look at her hands! Those are the hands of a very hardworking, dedicated woman. ❤
Viviana lookin like the Abuelita from Coco 🧡 so cute
Finally found this comment. 😍
Thank God I'm not the only one
It's nice to hear they actually get a decent price for a handmade good.
I really appreciate people like her, people who keep the old ways alive. Because all this know how is gone. There’s barely anyone anymore who still knows how to create things from scratch. Everything’s mass produced in giant factories, which are all automated. If the internet ever went down, from like a solar flare or something, we’d all be like helpless babies not knowing how to do anything for ourselves. We’d all be sitting in the dark, naked and starving, not knowing how to build a fire or make a candle, work a loom or knit anything, how to make flour or make homemade bread from wheat. The only people who would survive is people like this woman. Cuz I’m willing to bet she doesn’t order UberEats with her candle money. I guarantee she has one of those old grindstones and she just goes out and picks fresh whatever grains she needs and grinds them into powders and pastes and makes her own corn tortillas and flour tortillas and everything right from scratch. Probably even cooks ‘em in one of those big clay ovens that she probably made it herself too with clay from the earth.
I admire people like that.
Viviana doesn't just melt candles she also melts hearts❤
This is perfect!! Well said
I wish I could tell them how wonderful they are. What a humble living. God bless them for real.
AGREED!!!! I honor family tradition! This is beautiful!
These women need money instead of the greedy jews suffering a new war because they are greedy and lovers of themselves. Do not send money to Israel they have Malibu and Hollywood to send them money.
True artistry has generations of history. Looks like beeswax, and it is more expensive than parrafin. 🎉
F**k that. I have 1 life, I definitely will not spend it making candles.
Oh really
Hand made worth every penny
She deserves more money. ❤
I would love to purchase a few of these candles
Only 15 dollars?!
Yet Yankee candle has the audacity to charge £25/£30 for their basic ass candles, and they're not even the most expensive candle brand out there.
If people are still buying, then they'll keep on doing that
That's marketing for ya.
Almost like Yankee Candles use a different form of currency.
@@lolrentz this idiots above doesn’t understand that.
Even said “only 15 dollars” as if Mexicans pay in dollars
Do Americans really not understand currency?
OMGGGGG I WANT TO BUY LIKE 20 OF THOSE RIGHT NOWWW THIS FAMILY NEEDS A WEBSITE!!!
You want to spend $300 on candles?
@Ian Parrish, and the problem is??? Not everyone is broke, you know
@@Larcona_ 300 pesos, 15 dollars. That's a steal if you ask me, although it is ppconsiderd pricey in mexico
Cringe commet
No..they don't. She is doing just fine. But how racist of you to think that she needs your help just because she charges a fair price and lives in another country. Just..stop.
I hope that... she has managed to teach at least one person to help carry on this beautiful tradition with such beautiful intricate details
She giving them away 😱😱😱 raise your prices to match the effort and skill u use to produce your one of a kind talent ❤
Even in $15 dollars is a good price, those candles deserve to be priced higher
It's just wax. Calm down.
These people are the ones who make this world. They aren't payed nearly enough for the amount of happiness and joy they bring.
With the cost of living in poor cities in Mexico, she’s doing pretty damn good.
just because you do a lot of archaic dumb steps in a process doesnt automatically make the end product any better or more valuable for the customers
Absolutely!❤🎉
A very modest price for her craft. She doesn't do it for the money but rather to perserve the art
I would give way more than $15. The time, labor, effort, and efficiency put into such an intricate and beautiful work of art deserves more in my opinion. ❤❤❤
She has beautiful, storytelling hands. They’ve seen a lifetime of hard work and dedication to her craft.
What are you going on about? Wtf does "storytelling hands" mean? You mean manual labor? Specialized craftsman?
Did you wake up and decide to turn something random into a spiritual journey?
@@dacksonfluxdamn, why so mad dude
@@dacksonfluxDawg bro chill. 💀
@dacksonflux life is an entire spiritual journey
@@dacksonfluxsomeone's jealous that someone else had poetic words to say about someone else. you're not the main character here, sit down.
Dude we need more people like her that candle was wayy too good
It's a pointlessly complex process that deserves to die out.
@randomusername5242 okay?... don't know why you think that but I think it deserves to live because it'd a cultural aspect that could brighten someone's day/wedding/date/adversity/etc
@@randomusername5242So you're saying that an artform should die?
You are sad person.
@@MelloriNoMori
Yes, and thinking an art form should die doesn't make me sad at all.
@randomusername5242 Yes, yes it does.
To clarify, I was responding to what you said to @MelloriNoMori and that it DOES make you sad. If you don't like that particular form of art, then you don't have to look at it, problem solved
Woah that's cool! As a kid i use to play with the candle wax making flowers with my finger tips. They never turned out this good. This are beautiful!
I have never understood the love of candles and have never wanted to buy one. But I wanna buy from this lady.
We need more things like this in our lives, hard work is always the best work, and the most beautiful
Of only more people could still appreciate and teach our younger family generations how beautiful and valuable people like this lady and her family are ,this world wouldn't be so lost in so many greedy ways. All my respect for this family like Viviana .
The younger gen dont want to work anymore no one wants to do anything that might be even slightly hard
So true and yet sad because why wouldn't we want to teach our kids or grandkids the things we most remember and we wished we still had.
I was just going to say something similar as crymopar. The most amount of technology the world has ever had in the palm of our hands and it is wasted on a Generation that would rather do stupid dances on TIKTOK and chase worthless likes, than contribute to society. They act like they are special or owed something, just for being born. You can lead a horse to water, but the horse won't know there is water there because they are too busy with their face in their phone.
Thankfully I have grown to appreciate work, and nature. At only the ripe old age of Jr High School I adore the work almost anyone does (if it looks pretty or does something cool) and I especially adore this lady. I'm going to teach my future kids to cherish people like this as well
@@Daedalussy unfortunately, you are a dying breed. I am not as old as my wisdom portrays and not as young as I wish I was again. I turn 40 this year. I have had a job ever since I was 12. Before then, I helped my father do janitorial duties for a local church. I started that at 7 and half of the church was my responsibility every Saturday (about 3 hours of work per half). I never asked for compensation for my time and effort. The thought never crossed my mind. I thought that this was normal in life and I was helping out my family. Growing up, we were poorer than poor. I am the oldest of 4 kids. I learned from a young age, that I wasn't going to repeat the cycle. I looked, listened, and learned about every successful parent of my classmates and the least successful. I gathered that the more successful worked hard and usually had gone to college. The not so successful usually did a form of manual labor and didn't come across as hardworking or dependable. I made up my mind that I was going to be educated and work hard, but not a beast of burden because eventually, your body is going to fail you. If your livelihood depended on the strength of your back and some reason your back fails, you are screwed. It is better to work smarter, not harder. So, college and working hard was great for the late 90s - early 2000s. Then it flipped. The richest people were college dropouts. Blue collar work like the trades went from being snubbed at to in demand. One recipe for success that hasn't changed is hard work. If you can work hard in something you are passionate about, that is a bonus! Mark Twain said something like, "Find a job you enjoy doing and you will never work a day in your life." Best of luck Daedalus.
If you want to know more of my wisdom, I have a lifetimes worth. I can share anecdotes and stories about how it is good to have an idea for what you want to do, but don't have too rigid of a plan. I can pass wisdom about more of my childhood and the kind of family man I wanted to be. The degradation of men by female hate groups and my advice to any future fathers. I can share stories and lessons of love and the fairer gender. I have funny stories from the Marine Corps, horror stories of War, and the challenges of adapting back to civilian life. I can share experiences as to why standardized Government Healthcare is a mistake and enough evidence to shut up the opposition. I plan on starting a UA-cam channel soon. Sharing my experiences, my failures, and my successes. It will be a chance to unload some that I have in 🧠 and maybe someone can learn something from my lessons.
Old school is the best way and thank God this talented family carries on with this wonderful craftsmanship, keep up the beautiful work ladies!
She deserves more than 15 bucks for this beautiful creation.
I remember this vid from a while back the grandma is passing it down to her daughter & her grandkids so they can keep this ol tradition going .. this is more than just an ordinary candle .. this is art
GOD BLESS HER AND HER FAMILY
That's nice, but she could probably use some cash, son.
I wish I could learn from her exactly how to make them!! They are beautiful!
I love my Mexican culture.. we are so genuine...
Literally this candle making technique was taught to Mexicans by Spanish and German immigrants. You're welcome for your "culture"
@@bobsburgers6002 Bro 🤨
@@bobsburgers6002Ouch, man! (But damn if it didn’t make me LOL!)
I agree. I'm learning Spanish so I can move to Mexico. I will be visiting the country for the first time in October.
@@bobsburgers6002 all the white dudes in their mamas basement hating on hardworking Mexico is funny to watch 😂