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QMU Graduation Ball 2014
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#fundaysunday
Hey Lovelies!! Such a big week for me the last few days!! I have graduated!! So no longer just Sultana Malik- I am BA Sultana Malik 😀
I have officially graduated in a Bachelor of Arts in Events Management from Queen Margret University!! I hope to post a blog from my Graduation Ball and the Graduation Ceremony 😀
Sunday is Family day, went along to the Almond Valley Heritage Centre on Sunday the 22nd of June 🙂 As I have mentioned a number of time as a resident of Edinburgh, I still love visiting tourist attractions.
The 1850s building is a museum and holds Mill farm for animals. Almond Valley 
Heritage Centre in located in Livingston, a town outside of Edinburgh.
There’s always something happening, with milking, feeding, talks and handling sessions throughout much of the year, and a programme of seasonal crafts, games and activities for children during the school holidays. Kids can let off steam and engage their imagination in a range of unique playfacilities including a simulated archaeological dig, a play mine, toy tractors, pedal carts and trampolines. Even if the sun isn’t shining there are indoor play areas for all ages, and secrets to be discovered in the museum.
But you don’t need to be a kid to enjoy Almond Valley. Seasonal tractor rides and trips on the narrow gauge railway transport you through a pleasant landscape to peaceful riverside walks. The working watermill and machinery shed provides an insight into West Lothian’s rural past whilst the museum tells the fascinating story of Scotland’s famous shale oil industry. And, (of course), we have a delightful tearoom. Whether you’re aged one or a hundred and one, we’re certain that you’ll leave Almond Valley with a smile on your face.
I love this feedback wall! great for the growth of any business!
We had yummy mince Biryani for lunch from my brother Inlaws Mint Indian and Bangladeshi Takeaway
My nephews loved the farm and all the animals! great place to go on a family friendly mini trip! the open park let the boys run around without any worry (the adults too tehehe)!
Dream to Inspire ❤ ❤
Sultana ❤
VIP Filling station relaunch
Hey Blogbees!!
As mentioned from the #fsmoments post, I got invited along to the VIP Filling Station Relaunch event for the filling station in the High Street, Edinburgh.
I went along with one of my close friends Sabba 🙂
As we were walking through the busy high street, we instantly noticed a buzz outside the Filling Station. They had PR girls with the Filling Station T-shirts/jumpers handing out leaflets for the public.
We were welcomed in by the red carpet, where we were entertained by the Edinburgh Basketball Freestyle group @bballfreestyle. The charming guys entertained me and Sabba before we even walked into the restaurant. They made us do this trick spinning a basket ball which you had to pose with (I clearly did not pose as I was laughing so much). I loved this aspect as we were having a laugh before we even went into the venue and it gathered an audience with passer byes. 
Drinks on arrival
for a VIP Exclusive event! it was so busy!
We were welcomed in by the front of house staff which were extremely friendly. The evening also was to raise awareness for the Charity CHAS.
CHAS is the only charity in Scotland that provides vital hospice services for children and young people with life-shortening conditions. – See more at: http://www.chas.org.uk/about_chas#sthash.cK8QAEOu.dpuf
The amazing Raffle prizes
Lemon & herb crusted fillet of salmon served on a bed of creamy chive mash with sugar snap peas and green beans. served with a jug of hollandaise sauce
South western Fajita special salad Mixed leaves and seasoned fajita vegetables, topped with a whole seasoned chicken breast smothered in salsa, sour cream and guacamole.
Coke float 🙂 Tastes like summer 😀
NEW YORK CHEESECAKE Our smooth and creamy cheesecakes are irresistible! Choose from vanilla cheesecake served with red berry compote, vanilla ice cream and Chantilly cream or peanut butter cheesecake with chocolate honeycomb ice cream and Chantilly cream
MINT OREO® SUNDAE Layers of mint choc’ chip ice cream and crushed Oreo® biscuit drizzled with chocolate fudge flavoured sauce and topped with Chantilly cream
We were given a bag full of goodies in our bags to take away 🙂
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#Outfitpost
I wanted to keep my look class and sexy, so I went with this T version of a black Midi with Strappy sandal heals.
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Even though Strap sandals are so last year I have falling back in love with this Summer Spring 2014.
I absolutely love the body chain! I saw this look many years ago at a friends birthday and could not find in any shops in the high street! Last summer 2013 they made a come back but the chains were more detailed and embroidered. I came a cross this thin verson which is exactly the type of chain I’ve always wanted! (so I bought two tehehe). This look really dresses a look up! Love Love Love!!
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Overall I had a good laugh at the Filling station! They had a live local band playing whilst eating our meal :). I asked Lauren the PR Assistant, how they decide who to invite. It was great to hear the Filling Station, Edinburgh High street – invited local businesses around the location to the event. This friendly business approach will promote community and growth of each other success! great to hear good work ethics!
Great bunch of people that work at the Filling Station, High street. During our meal we had Sebastian the restaurant manager ask us how our meal was and even had a chat with us. Our beautiful Waitress Emily who has been working for Filling Station for a few years now, was great! As busy as the restaurant was I never felt rushed or Emily ensured we were refreshed and even advised Sabba what to order 🙂
Keep up the great work! I will definitely be back soon 😉
Dream to Inspire ❤ ❤
Armaan Helping his Aunty get ready 🙂
The Scottish Fashion Network 2014
Hey lovelies! I went along to my first networking event 😀 The event was held at The Corinthian Club– one of Glasgow’s most prestige venue space for fine dining, gaming and meeting hire. The Scottish Fashion Network is a simple … Continue reading
Baby Rahman <3
Excited to write this post! and so proud of the organisational skills my sisters have! This blog post is very image focused 🙂 I have 5 sisters and no brother! Yes! 6 Malik sisters! And each of us are in … Continue reading
Meadows Festival 2014 & Craft Fair
Family Weekend 🙂
How exciting! My cousin has won the Bemz competitions A birds Tale for the United Kingdom! So proud! A family full of career driven woman! Who run the world 😉
Nilufar is in the official Bemz website http://www.bemz.se/en/designaward/bemz-design-award-2014-finalists/nilufar-islam/.
Check out my cousins professional website http://nilufarjessietextile.portfoliobox.me/ss14
I met up with Nilufar and went along to the Edinburgh Meadows Festival, Edinburgh.
I came a cross the poster for the Meadows Festival on the Facebook page ‘Edinburgh Spotlight;
The Festival was a free entry two day weekend event on the 7th and 8th of June. The meadows in located in the central area in Edinburgh, easy access and next to the Bruntsfield Links. I love going for walks around the meadows as it reminds me of my youth as my high school is local to the meadows.
There was a lot going on at the Festival as they had a number of stalls around the two stage areas. There were scheduled musicians which one even played my all time favourite song by Kanye West- Gold-digger (made my day!). This child friendly festival even has a number of Kids activities for children. Unfortunately the weather took a turn for the worse and started raining heavily 😦 so we ended up going for desert at favourite 🙂 http://instagram.com/p/o8qUEBjlo7/
The events assistants were giving out the Meadows Festival posters 🙂
The following day Sunday the 8th I went along to a Craft Fair at Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh to support a family friend. Humera is the owner of Exquisitely Beautyful a cupcake, craft and henna company. Exquisitely Beautyful also had a stall during the Edinburgh Charity Ladies Night.
The Craft Fair was in aid of The Yard- a charity Organisation. The stalls were all independent boutiques which were selling jewellery, cosmetics, bags and accessories, paintings, baby wear and handmade craft designs.
Exquisitely Beautyful Humera is such a talented woman!
Well done Humera for putting this together!
Reference:
Meadows Festival: http://www.meadowsfestival.org/
Ocean Terminal: http://www.oceanterminal.com/
Exquisitely Beautyful: https://www.facebook.com/exquisitely.beautyful?fref=ts
I love supporting local events in Edinburgh. For a small city there is always something going on. Event Management is everywhere! Great weekend with family and friends!
Dream to Inspire ❤ ❤
Sultana ❤
#fsmoments
Hey Little lovelies!
I’ve been a bit of a busy bee! Went down to London for a few days for my big sisters surprise baby shower! I have also been working harder than usual as my writing will be featured in a International magazine!! July 2014!
AND Not long till my graduation ceremony!! Been stressing about my outfit theme :(…. Hopefully post a blog on the Graduation Ball and the Graduation Ceremony.
I was invited along to this exclusive Cocktail Master class on the 12th May 2014 hosted by Filling Station, Edinburgh Omni!
The event was an invite only gathering for lifestyle bloggers, photographers, food critics and Edinburgh reviewers.
The event was a networking opportunity and to create a buzz around the new refurbished store in the Edinburgh Royal Mile. Me and the other attendees also got invited along to the VIP Exclusive re-launch event later this week, which will be held at the refurbished store.
I was welcomed in by Lauren who does the PR for Filling station, also an Events Graduate from Napier University, Edinburgh! Yay! Team Events!!. I also met Gillian who is the marketing head for Coast to Coast, which works up and down the country from Inverness to Portsmouth.
The cocktail master class was hosted by Andy Pearson a Drinks development who has changed the drinks and cocktail culture in his 15 years in the industry. The event was also hosted by Radio Heart presenter Paul Harper.
This interaction gathering had free snacks and cocktails/mocktails for all attendees. The new salted pretzels on the menu are to die for!! So Yummy!
Filling station Coast to Coast is an American Restaurant bar. The atmosphere is created by playing classic American soundtracks and the retro décor. In total there are 7 Filling stations in Scotland and 3 in Edinburgh.
Andy Pearson demonstrated a number of cocktail making- The group even invented there own cocktail called ‘The EdinburghHandbag’.
The Edinburgh Handbag
Blogger friends 🙂 Abby and Emily ❤
I can’t wait to pop along to the re-launch event this Thursday! I heart Food!!
Good atmosphere and amazing company! I think Andy gathered I love Coconut and even gave me a free personal amenity! This expensive ingredient they use on the Pinacolada’s- Coconut syrup (Ebay £50!)
Dream To Inspire ❤ ❤
Sultana ❤
Here comes the Bride- EIWE
Hey beautiful readers! I’m excited to write this post! Like my first ever blog post and get inspired and I like to put this down on ‘paper’. It must be wedding season! Everywhere I look or go it’s all about … Continue reading
Betty’s Boutique- Secret Pop up
Hey lovelies!!
I was invited along to this cute secret pop up shop on the weekend. Me and Coco (Fashion Blogger) met Maeve the co-found of Betty’s Boutique during Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair.
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Betty’s Boutique is a Secret Pop-Up shop specialising in good quality Retro and Vintage clothing and nick-naks.
We will also be exhibiting oil paintings and prints by Artist Maeve O’Loughlin whose work is inspired by Retro Fashion.
The shop will be open Saturday & Sunday and throughout the day there will be a Tea Party with Soulful Tunes and Fancy Cupcakes.
Saturday night the shop will be transformed and they’ll be an underground private party
The vintage pop up boutique was a two day Saturday and Sunday event from 10am-7pm with an evening party.
The Pop up shop was located at the top of Leith Walk, Edinburgh. Leith walk is an accessible locations, 5 minutes away from Edinburgh Waverly Train Station and has access to a number of central bus routes.
It was clear to see Bonny and Maeve the founders of Betty’s Boutique had put a lot of time and effort to decorate the vintage theme of the underground shop space. The founders have a great ying and yang bound together as vintage fashion lovers, Bonny vintage fashion and events experience and Maeve an upcoming artist.
Before the Event Bonny and Maeve ensured they keep the customer’s interested by posting images from Maeve’s paintings and marketing the tickets for the after party. The events page on Facebook had great comments from the audience about the paintings. Maeve’s art creations were displayed for customers to buy. So quirky and unique!Facebook comments such as –
Your paintings are beautiful
I love this!
SO wish I could be in Edinburgh this weekend to come to Betty’s boutique!
Wowsers. Beautiful!!
I will definitely try to pop by and buy this… I love it..
The mouth watering cupcakes were made by Josie Lancaster. My Instagram post of the cupcakes got a lot of attention from my followers (Yum!).
With music playing in the background and all shoppers genuinely interested in the items, I say what a great job with marketing and promoting awareness for the secret pop up!
I hope to see more from Betty’s Boutique! With the idea only 6 weeks old I believe the founders are doing great! Keep it up!
Dream to Inspire ❤ ❤
Sultana ❤
ECA Degree Show 2014
I went along to the Edinburgh College of Art Degree show 2014 on the 28th May 2014. I went with the all beautiful queen Eshiva herself ;). I have worked along side Eshiva on a number of occasions – Edinburgh … Continue reading
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