To honor Veterans Day, we dedicate this week’s Moment of Bliss to those who serve our service members! Since we at Bliss Auctions partner with so many nonprofits, we thought it would be fitting way to honor Veterans Day by highlighting a few wonderful organizations who work with veterans and service members and their families. …
11-02-2022 ~ Spotlight: Sea Tow Foundation
By focusing on making a proven life-saving tool accessible to all, Sea Tow is saving lives. Studies show that wearing a life jacket can be the difference between life and death in all sorts of water-based situations. The folks behind Sea Tow Foundation believe that by making life jackets accessible through their loaner program, they …
10-26-2022 ~ Spooky Scenes Starring Peeps
Our favorite confection-based art installation in Seattle is at it again, with a whole month of creative scenes to celebrate the Halloween season! We first shared the story of this ever-evolving Little Free Peep Show in a post from 2021, Jeepers, Creepers, Where’s You Get Those Peepers?, and we have been following them ever since! …
10-19-2022 ~ Landscape Art Brings A Huge Smile
A smiley surprise awaits drivers on Oregon 18 every fall. In rural Polk County, Oregon, drivers travelling along Hwy 18 will encounter this delightful installation- a giant smiley face- designed and planted by Hampton Lumber in 2011. It appears every fall when the larch trees’ needles change color to yellow-orange while the douglas fir trees- …
10-12-2022 ~ Virtual Museum Trips for Mental Health
When it is challenging to leave your home, it can be beneficial to your health to bring certain activities to you, like a virtual museum trip! A recent Canadian study showed a strong connection between a virtual museum visit and an increase in mental and physical health and a decrease in social isolation and “frailty” …
10-05-2022 ~ Preserving Preposterous Places for Posterity
Have you ever stumbled across a place that was unique, undeniably creative or otherwise just plain weird? There’s a good chance it has been documented in the SPACES archive and if it hasn’t, you could help document it! These fascinating locations are called Art Environments. Here’s how the SPACES website defines the term: WHAT DOES …
09-29-2022 ~ Spotlight: Cats of San Bernardino
Each month, we like to spotlight the good work being done by a nonprofit organization and this month we’re celebrating the many feline lives saved by Cats of San Bernardino. Before we go further into the story of Cats of San Bernardino, we do want to give a content warning regarding their social media: as …
09-21-2022 ~ Rescue Pet Spotlight – Leonardo!
Today we are celebrating those that have adopted pets from rescue organizations and letting you all know about some rescue opportunities. One of our local organizations, Cats of San Bernardino, has plenty of cats that are in need of a loving home. In fact, here is Leonardo! He’s a little floof ball that is full …
08-31-2022 ~ Tee Up Sustainable Fashion
Building their own “circular economy” has led Teemill to pioneer truly sustainable t-shirt printing in a global, scalable way. A truckload of clothes is burned or buried in a landfill every second, and slowing the fast fashion industry won’t solve the problem. The founders of Teemill were determined to address this issue. According to their …
08-24-2022 ~ Hero Cat Saves Owner!
While many pet owners will say that their pets have saved them metaphorically, British cat owner Sam Falstead can say that hers actually saved her life! Billy, a British shorthair who is normally not a lap cat, woke his human in the middle of the night and she realized she was unable to move and …