I found this whole process to be hard to figure out and didn't find a tutorial online, so here's some notes.
In order to use the Arduino IDE, you need a bootloader on your Arduino compatible chip.
1. Use ICSP pins to get the bootloader onto the chip. I use an AVR mkii programmer for this step.
2. After the bootloader is on the chip, you can program the board using the serial port. There is a specific circuit that I found needed to be designed in. I used the FTDI basic as the programmer.
3. NOTES: I had to upload the bootloader twice and cycle power a couple of times to get this to work
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