Likes

*Tidiness, order, and cleanliness, especially in the kitchen

*Bread and cake - little bits set out in the evening

*Something that clearly invites them. The gnome door is a good example

*Milk or water, set out in the evening, perhaps in a nice thimble (but not one made of iron or steel)

*Music - light, happy music, even singing in the shower can help

*Low lighting - they are most often seen at dusk and dawn, but a small candle (electric is okay) can guide them to your home

Dislikes

*Iron things. Especially scissors left out in plain view. Pins, knives, anything made of iron will frighten them, sometimes.

*Clutter, disorder, stacks of things that haven't been sorted, and so on

*Bells. I know that some faeries like bells, but they are their own bells. If your cat wears a bell, or you have a very rude alarm clock, or something like that, the noise may drive away the faeries.

*Water. Many "psychic" experiences are attributed to a deep, hidden stream under a building. The faeries are the opposite: They don't like to cross a stream, hidden or visible.

*Looking them in the eye. It is said that you can gain control over a faerie, especially aLeprechaun, if you look him/her straight in the eye and hold that gaze.