The concept for The Alabaster Mouse began as White was kicking around ideas with friends at The Great Barn Sale, a semi-annual event she held at her barn near Brinkhaven.

"You came twice a year to see us, and we filled the barn with all kinds of fun things... It was a blast, and we had a good time," White said. "A year and a half ago, we started looking for a permanent location so we could have it year-round."

 

She and Kelly Grayshock settled on the word alabaster because the color combines the gray from Grayshock's name and the white from White's.

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The pair figured the mouse motif could be used in a number of ways. They are planning to write children's books using The Alabaster Mouse as a character and to hold "mouse hunt" contests downtown during community events.