This is a lot of fun! I can tell by the way in which you've ordered your sentences that there is a definite logic going on here. Thanks for the mental gymnastics. :D
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:( The slipper is made
of a tire.
The slipper belonged to / used to be part of the tire.
:D The slipper is made
from a tire.
The slipper was constructed out of tire material.
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:( These customes are made
of animal skins.
The costumes belonged / used to be part of the animal skins.
:D These customes are made
from animal skins.
The costumes were constructed out of animal skins.
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:D This special dress is made
of silk.
The silk threads belonged to / used to be part of the silk.
Note, 'dress' refers to 'threads'.
:D This special dress is made
from silk.
The dress was constructed out of silk.
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:( The beads were made
of hardened yellow pine sap.
The beads belonged to / were part of the pine sap.
Note, hardened tree sap is not round or molded like the shape of the beads. It's the shape that was not part of / did not belong to the tree sap.
:D The beads were made
from hardened yellow pine sap.
The beads were constructed out of pine sap.
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:D The box is made
of gold.
The box is gold = gold box; The dress is silk =silk dress
Note, the slippers are tire
The beads are sap
*problem
:D The box is made
from gold.
The box is constructed out of gold.
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could anyone offer more ambiguous sentences using "be made of" or "be made from"?
:D My house is made of wood.
The boards of my house used to be / were part of trees.
:D My house is made from wood.
The boards of my house were constructed out of trees.
:D Heart of stone.
Heart used to be / is part of a stone.
:D Heart from stone.
The heart was constructed out of stone.
Cas :D