diff --git a/adafruit_led_animation/animation/sparkle.py b/adafruit_led_animation/animation/sparkle.py
index 612e374..446bfc9 100644
--- a/adafruit_led_animation/animation/sparkle.py
+++ b/adafruit_led_animation/animation/sparkle.py
@@ -57,12 +57,21 @@ class Sparkle(Animation):
     :param float speed: Animation speed in seconds, e.g. ``0.1``.
     :param color: Animation color in ``(r, g, b)`` tuple, or ``0x000000`` hex format.
     :param num_sparkles: Number of sparkles to generate per animation cycle.
+    :param mask: array to limit sparkles within range of the mask
     """
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
-    def __init__(self, pixel_object, speed, color, num_sparkles=1, name=None):
+    def __init__(
+        self, pixel_object, speed, color, num_sparkles=1, name=None, mask=None
+    ):
         if len(pixel_object) < 2:
             raise ValueError("Sparkle needs at least 2 pixels")
+        if mask:
+            self._mask = mask
+        else:
+            self._mask = []
+        if len(self._mask) >= len(pixel_object):
+            raise ValueError("Sparkle mask should be smaller than number pixel array")
         self._half_color = color
         self._dim_color = color
         self._sparkle_color = color
@@ -83,11 +92,13 @@ def _set_color(self, color):
         self._dim_color = dim_color
         self._sparkle_color = color
 
+    def _random_in_mask(self):
+        if len(self._mask) == 0:
+            return random.randint(0, (len(self.pixel_object) - 1))
+        return self._mask[random.randint(0, (len(self._mask) - 1))]
+
     def draw(self):
-        self._pixels = [
-            random.randint(0, (len(self.pixel_object) - 1))
-            for _ in range(self._num_sparkles)
-        ]
+        self._pixels = [self._random_in_mask() for _ in range(self._num_sparkles)]
         for pixel in self._pixels:
             self.pixel_object[pixel] = self._sparkle_color
 
@@ -95,4 +106,5 @@ def after_draw(self):
         self.show()
         for pixel in self._pixels:
             self.pixel_object[pixel % self._num_pixels] = self._half_color
-            self.pixel_object[(pixel + 1) % self._num_pixels] = self._dim_color
+            if (pixel + 1) % self._num_pixels in self._mask:
+                self.pixel_object[(pixel + 1) % self._num_pixels] = self._dim_color
diff --git a/examples/led_animation_sparkle_animations.py b/examples/led_animation_sparkle_animations.py
index ad90292..b705253 100644
--- a/examples/led_animation_sparkle_animations.py
+++ b/examples/led_animation_sparkle_animations.py
@@ -9,22 +9,38 @@
 import neopixel
 
 from adafruit_led_animation.animation.sparkle import Sparkle
-from adafruit_led_animation.animation.sparklepulse import SparklePulse
 from adafruit_led_animation.sequence import AnimationSequence
-from adafruit_led_animation.color import AMBER, JADE
+from adafruit_led_animation.color import JADE, AQUA, PINK
 
 # Update to match the pin connected to your NeoPixels
-pixel_pin = board.D6
+pixel_pin = board.A1
 # Update to match the number of NeoPixels you have connected
-pixel_num = 32
+pixel_num = 64
+# fmt: off
+heart_mask = [     1,  2,          5,  6,
+              8,   9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
+              16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
+              24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
+                  33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,
+                      42, 43, 44, 45,
+                          51, 52]
+unheart_mask = [0,           3,  4,         7,
 
-pixels = neopixel.NeoPixel(pixel_pin, pixel_num, brightness=0.5, auto_write=False)
 
-sparkle = Sparkle(pixels, speed=0.05, color=AMBER, num_sparkles=10)
-sparkle_pulse = SparklePulse(pixels, speed=0.05, period=3, color=JADE)
+
+                32,                        39,
+                40, 41,                46, 47,
+                48, 49, 50,        53, 54, 55,
+                56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63]
+# fmt: on
+pixels = neopixel.NeoPixel(pixel_pin, pixel_num, brightness=0.9, auto_write=False)
 
 animations = AnimationSequence(
-    sparkle, sparkle_pulse, advance_interval=5, auto_clear=True,
+    Sparkle(pixels, speed=0.05, color=JADE, num_sparkles=1, mask=unheart_mask),
+    Sparkle(pixels, speed=0.05, color=AQUA, num_sparkles=1),
+    Sparkle(pixels, speed=0.05, color=PINK, num_sparkles=1, mask=heart_mask),
+    advance_interval=5,
+    auto_clear=False,
 )
 
 while True: