I was wanting a journal with beefier paper, something I could use for watercolor if needed, and small enough to tuck into a travel bag with a few pens. I got out the text blocks I had made with Stonehenge paper, a 90 lb weight, and made this little (just under 4" x 6") book with 40 pages (80 sides).
I love putting wrappers on the signatures to add spice to the spine, but find the stubs annoying on the pages when drawing a 2-page spread. So instead I ran a line of watercolor down the edge of each signatures before binding, and this is the result:
A cheerful spine and no interruptions on the pages.