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How thoughtful!
by Jo Cowie
I LOVE how much thought people put in to gifts for their partners (Mr No Books, take note!)Michael & Gemma are long time customers of NoBooksWe...
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How did we manage, before Google Translate?
by Jo Cowie
Pictured below: Family, in Russian
It's another weekend at home, here. Working from home is a funny old thing. People ask "any plans for the wee...
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It's World Elephant Day
by Jo Cowie
Is there anyone out there who doesn't love a heffalump? Today is world elephant day. I first designed and folded an elephant back in 2015, or m...
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It's International Book Lovers Day!
by Jo Cowie
And, if you're reading this, chances are you are a book lover!Here's some fun facts about books:• There's believed to be around one hundred and t...
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I didn't even know it was a thing!
by Jo Cowie
In 2018 I took the NoBooksOnTour.com pop up stand to the annual Black Isle Show for the first time. The Black Isle Show is the largest agricultura...
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Special Delivery for a special deliver-er
by Jo Cowie
A few years ago, NoBooksOnTour.com was doing a pop up in Glasgow, when a guy paused for a quick browse, as he passed by on a short work break. H...
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August!
by Jo Cowie
August!With the exception of the run up to Christmas, this would usually be the busiest month for NoBooksOnTour.comBlack Isle ShowHighland Field Sp...
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SORTED! I've done it!
by Jo Cowie
Back in June, I set myself to add to the NoBooksBlog daily throughout July - and I've only gone and done it!
It's been harder than I expected, I...
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Anniversary gifts
by Jo Cowie
For today's NoBooksBlog, I'm totally s̶t̶e̶a̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ being inspired by Ingrained Inc's list of traditional anniversary gifts. Lauren is a phenomen...
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Planning your first craft sale event?
by Jo Cowie
If you're new to taking your independent brand to fairs, markets & pop ups, you've probably done a ton of googling for tips and guidelines abou...
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When a Unicorn kicks you in the face, you listen.
by Jo Cowie
Within a few weeks, I was working full time; within a few months, I was at a crossroads.
...I was still working 6 days a week as a shop assistant a...
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So, I was in business.
by Jo Cowie
1st October 2014.
No Books Were Harmed was now a registered business - despite not having sold a single sausage, and the fact that just days earlie...
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