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🚨 GIANT OTTAWA EASTER GIVEAWAY! 🐰🌷

We are teaming up with our amazing friends at @blondebaking for our annual Easter Collaboration! They make the best vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, and kosher treats in Ottawa—and we are giving away the ultimate sweet prize pack! 🤤🌱

Swipe through the photos to see the custom, hand-crafted polymer clay gnomes I made to match their incredible pastries! 🎨✨

🏆 THE PRIZES:
✨ Five custom hand-crafted polymer clay gnomes!
✨ A massive bundle of delicious @blondebaking treats!
✨ The Grand Finale: One of their famous Giant Chocolate Eggs with a hidden gnome inside! 🍫🎁

👇 HOW TO ENTER:
1️⃣ FOLLOW @blondebaking ✅ (Mandatory! We check! 👀)
2️⃣ LIKE this post! ❤️
3️⃣ TAG a friend in the comments who has a sweet tooth! (Each separate tag = an extra entry! Unlimited entries.) 👯‍♀️

🎁 BONUS ENTRY: Share this post to your Stories and tag both @findinggnomey and @blondebaking

🌍 Open to Ottawa/Gatineau residents only. Contest closes Thursday, April 2nd at 11:59 PM. The winner will be randomly selected and announced on @findinggnomey Stories on Friday, April 3rd, 2026! This contest is not affiliated with Instagram.

#OttawaGiveaway #OttawaFoodies #MyOttawa #YOW #Westboro Kanata StrawberryBlondeBakery GlutenFreeOttawa VeganOttawa FindingGnomey taken in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by @findinggnomey

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🎨 Today, Gnomey and the crew are drawing inspiration at the Ottawa Art Gallery! This vibrant space showcases contemporary art and celebrates local talent.

🕷️ We’ve created the most epic spider gnome to match the iconic “Maman” sculpture by Louise Bourgeois, located just outside. This stunning 30-foot spider symbolizes motherhood and protection, making it the perfect companion for our gnome!

@natgallerycan
@ottawatourism

Can you spot them before she escapes? Get out there and join the adventure at one of Ottawa's cultural gems!

👀✨ Don’t forget to tag us in your finds!

#GnomeyAdventures #OttawaArtGallery #SpiderGnome #MamanSculpture #ExploreOttawa taken in National Art Gallery Ottawa by @findinggnomey

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"From the gridiron to the community, Sherrod Baltimore embodies what it means to be a true hero of Ottawa. His dedication on and off the field, from inspiring performances with the Ottawa Redblacks to his tireless work giving back to the city, sets a powerful example of leadership and generosity. We’re honored to have worked with him and grateful for the personal help he’s offered when he didn’t have to. As a special tribute, Finding Gnomey has turned him into a gnome for someone to find—just a small token of our appreciation. Ottawa is proud to call him one of its own.

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#HeroOfOttawa #Redblacks #CommunityChampion #findinggnomey taken in Ottawa Redblacks at Lansdowne by @findinggnomey

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Today is a really tough day for the Gnomey Crew. Our official bodyguard, guru, and favourite big girl, Coco, was sadly diagnosed with breast cancer.

We’re doing whatever it takes to get her the care she needs, but surgery costs add up fast. To help round up the cash for her medical bills, we’re running a month long Coco Gnome charity drive starting today. We made a dedicated run of Coco Gnomes for $15 a piece, and every single dollar goes straight toward funding her surgery.

Since we're going through this right now, we wanted to pass along a few crucial facts about dog health. Canine mammary tumors (dog breast cancer) are actually the most common form of tumor in female dogs. Roughly 50% of these tumors are malignant, which makes early detection and prompt surgical removal critical for a dog's long-term survival. Feel around when you're giving your pups belly rubs and catch any lumps early.

If you aren't able to buy a gnome right now, even just leaving a kind word, a sweet comment, or a little prayer for our big girl means the absolute world to us. Reposts and sharing on your stories would be appreciated🙏

DM us or check our stories to grab a Coco Gnome and support her fight. Let's get Coco healthy and back on security duty.

Send your love to Coco down below 👇 taken in Ottawa, Ontario by @findinggnomey

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Emergency drop at Ottawa’s favourite free Tropical Greenhouse! 🌵✨

A wild pastel Gnomey snuck into the Central Experimental Farm to admire the gorgeous giant foliage at the Tropical Greenhouse and we completely lost track of him. Worse? He’s got a bad habit of munching on baby cacti, and we just can’t handle the bad PR today. 😅

📍 Location Central Experimental Farm Tropical Greenhouse
🚨 Mission Find him, save him, and take him home before he eats the exhibit!

Send this to a plant lover or tag a friend who needs to go on a rescue mission today. Check the photo for location clues who’s grabbing him first? 🏃💨

#Ottawa #OttawaEvents #OttawaLife #OttawaArt #CentralExperimentalFarm taken in Tropical Greenhouse by @findinggnomey

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Today is the Ottawa 200 Block Party, our city's 200th birthday! 🎂

And the Queen of Gnomes is coming to pay tribute. 👑

She's rolling up to City Hall to honour two things, Ottawa's Bicentennial, and @benanimalia, the Lord of the Animals, whose Ottawa 200 Biodiversity Tree just opened at the NAC. 200 tiny hand-sculpted clay animals, of species tied to this city's past and present. A dream he never thought possible.

Catch Ben at the Block Party today from 10 to 5, where he’ll be showcasing his incredible talent with live sculpting demonstrations inspired by Ottawa's biodiversity. Nearby, the Queen is hiding out in Ottawa’s wildest birthday scavenger hunt. Two artists, one 200-year-old celebration.

Looking for things to do in Ottawa this Saturday? Go see Ben. Find the Queen. Best Saturday this city's had in 200 years.

📍 Marion Dewar Plaza (City Hall), Saturday 10am-10pm, free NAC a 6-min walk away
Tag your birthday crew 👇
Found her? DM us a pic.

#findinggnomey #ottawa200 #ottawa #gnomedrop #benanimalia Today is the Ottawa 200 Block Party, our city's 200th birthday! 🎂

And the Queen of Gnomes is coming to pay tribute. 👑

She's rolling up to City Hall to honour two things: Ottawa's Bicentennial, and @benanimalia, the Lord of the Animals, whose Ottawa 200 Biodiversity Tree just opened at the NAC. 200 tiny hand-sculpted clay animals, of species tied to this city's past and present. A dream he never thought possible.

Catch Ben at the Block Party today from 10 to 5, where he’ll be showcasing his incredible talent with live sculpting demonstrations inspired by Ottawa's biodiversity. Nearby, the Queen is hiding out in Ottawa’s wildest birthday scavenger hunt. Two artists, one 200-year-old celebration.

Looking for things to do in Ottawa this Saturday? Go see Ben. Find the Queen. Best Saturday this city's had in 200 years.

📍 Marion Dewar Plaza (City Hall), Saturday 10am–10pm, free · NAC a 6-min walk away
Tag your birthday crew 👇
Found her? DM us a pic.

#findinggnomey #ottawa200 #ottawa #gnomedrop #benanimalia taken in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by @findinggnomey

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An acorn gnome a day keeps the doctor away. Or so we've been told. 🍂

New gnome drop at the Experimental Farm, our lost brother got distracted by the last of the summer flowers.

This is Ottawa though. Could snow tonight and they'd be gone till next year. So get out tonight, walk the garden, find the gnome, let the flower power take over. 🌸

Found him? DM us a pic.
Tag someone who owes you a garden walk 👇

Find Me,Tag Me,Keep Me

#findinggnomey #gnomedrop #ottawa #scavengerhunt #613 taken in Arboretum (Experimental Farm) by @findinggnomey

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Stopped by the Ottawa Humane Society today for a little pick me up, and of course we had to leave a tribute! Left this Woodland Gnomey behind to bring everyone some extra good luck. 🐾✨

It’s a gorgeous sunny day out 🌻,grab your pet companion, get outside, and take a hike at one of the nearby Greenbelt trails.

Go save this little guy before the local squirrels claim him or before that ladybug who looks like she's up to no good gets to him first. 🐞👀

Check the photo for location clues. Who’s saving him today? 🏃💨

Find Me,Keep Me,Tag Me

#Ottawa #OttawaHumaneSociety #OttawaGreenbelt #OttawaArt #OttawaEvents taken in Ottawa, Ontario by @findinggnomey

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Trp613 and Gnomey have teamed up again! 🎨🔥

We’re running a sticker-making workshop down at Frank and Bank Street today, waiting on you to come claim some sticker glory. Come craft your own slaps, test out some designs, and hang out.

@masconline
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@findinggnomey

Just a heads up: me and Bowser will be sulking in the corner, judging everyone having a good time while pretending we don't secretly want to join in. 🐶😒

Pull up and show us what you've got!

📍 Frank St & Bank St

#Ottawa #Centretown #OttawaArt #613Locals #OttawaEvents taken in Frank and Bank by @findinggnomey

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Taste of Wellington is back this Saturday! 🥐🎉

Checked the mailbox again today, but our official invite must have gotten lost in the mail for the 3rd year in a row. Definitely blaming the mailman on this one. 📬

Regardless, ain’t no party like a Gnomey party. Our awesome friends from one end of Wellington to the next offered us spots, so instead of going guerrilla style, we’re going full FERAL style moving our pop-up stand up and down the street as the day goes on.

Taste of Wellington is easily one of the best neighborhood events of the year, but the real star is our budget-friendly setup:
🏷️ Almost everything is $10 or 3 for $25
🎨 Mix and match ANYTHING: earrings, keychains, trinkets, and gnomes!

Check our stories all day Saturday to track where we’re popping up next. See you out there!

Side note: I’m starting to understand how Ned Stark felt living with the Lannisters... 🐺👑

#WellingtonWest #OttawaEvents #OttawaArt #hintonburg #tasteofwellington taken in Hintonburg Ottawa by @findinggnomey

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Taste of Wellington is in full swing today! 🥐☕

We’re officially set up right outside our friends at La Fayette, slanging gnomes, fueling up on coffee, and eating way too many pastries.

Since they’re hosting us today, this drop is a little tribute to them.

Come on down to Wellington West, grab yourself a coffee, snag a gnome, and come say hi!

📍 Location: Right outside La Fayette

#WellingtonWest #Ottawa #OttawaEvents #OttawaArt #613Locals taken in Hintonburg by @findinggnomey

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